Organic chemistry is the study of organic compounds, or covalently bonded compounds containing carbon other than carbonates and oxides. It overlaps with biochemistry which is the study of chemistry in...Organic chemistry is the study of organic compounds, or covalently bonded compounds containing carbon other than carbonates and oxides. It overlaps with biochemistry which is the study of chemistry in living systems.
Both of the molecules shown above are biochemical materials in terms of their use in the body, but organic chemicals in terms of their structure and chemical reactivity. Organic compounds are defined ...Both of the molecules shown above are biochemical materials in terms of their use in the body, but organic chemicals in terms of their structure and chemical reactivity. Organic compounds are defined as covalently bonded compounds containing carbon, excluding carbonates and oxides. (By this definition, compounds such as carbon dioxide \(\left( \ce{CO_2} \right)\) and sodium carbonate \(\left( \ce{Na_2CO_3} \right)\) are considered to be inorganic.)
