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An organic compound is any member of a large class of Chemical Compound s whose Molecule s contain Carbon , with the exception of Carbide s, Carbonate s, carbon Oxide s and Elementary carbon. The study of organic compounds is termed Organic Chemistry , and what with it being such a vast collection of chemicals (over half of all known chemical compounds), systems have been devised to classify organic compounds. A few of the compound classes are as follows: , a common fuel, is the simplist possible organic compound]] Many organic compounds are also of prime importance in Biochemistry :
History and nomanclature The name "organic" is a Historic al name, dating back to 19th century, when it was believed that organic compounds could only be synthesised in living organisms through ''vis vitalis'' - the "life-force". The theory that organic compounds were fundamentally different than those that were "inorganic", that is, not synthesized through a life-force, was disproven with the synthesis of Urea , an organic compound, from potassium cyanate and ammonium sulfate by Friedrich Wöhler . The dividing line between organic and inorganic is contended and historically arbitrary; generally speaking, however, organic compounds are defined as those compounds which have Carbon-hydrogen Bonds , and Inorganic Compounds , those without. Thus Carbonic Acid is inorganic, whereas Formic Acid , the first Fatty Acid , is organic, although it could as well be called "carbonous acid". Most pure organic compounds are artificially produced; however, the term "organic" is also used to describe products produced without artificial chemicals (see Organic Production ). See also |