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# 5 Reactivity of molecules

Reactivity is not spread evenly over a molecule; it tends to be concentrated at particular sites within its structure.

The consequences of this idea are particularly apparent in the chemistry of carbon and its compounds (known as organic chemistry), and has proved so valuable that it receives specific recognition through the concept of the functional group.

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