Research work · 2012
What is organic chemistry?
Organic Chemistry
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of organic chemistry. Organic chemistry started as the chemistry of life, which was once thought to be different from the chemistry in the laboratory. Then it became the chemistry of carbon compounds, especially those found in coal. But now, it is both. It is the chemistry of the compounds formed by carbon and other elements such as those found in living things, in the products of living things, and other places where carbon is found. The chapter then looks at organic compounds before considering the relationship between organic chemistry and industry. It also presents the periodic table.