what is an ''organic'' compound?

Question

I read in the book that they r compounds that contain carbon but CO2 also contains carbon but it is inorganic.So what is the point of distinction?

Answer 1

Organic are compunds made mainly by C, H, O, N and S. But at least they must have C, H , and O so CO2 does not qualify.

An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon and hydrogen; therefore, carbides, carbonates, carbon oxides and elementary carbon are not organic (see below for more on the definition controversy for this word). The study of organic compounds is termed organic chemistry, and since it is 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 based on the functional groups they carry are as follows:

Acid anhydrides
Acyl halides
Alcohols
Aldehydes
Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Amides
Amines
Aromatics
Azo compounds
Carboxylic acids
Esters
Ethers
Haloalkanes
Imines
Ketones
Nitriles
Nitro compounds
Organometallic compounds
Phenols
Polymers, including all plastics
Thiols


Methane is the simplest possible organic compound. Many organic compounds are also of prime importance in biochemistry:

Antigens
Polysaccharides, carbohydrates and sugars
Enzymes
Hormones
Lipids and fatty acids
Neurotransmitters
Nucleic acids
Proteins, peptides and amino acids
Vitamins

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Answer 2

There was a time when chemists thought that certain compounds could only be created by living beings or by the decomposition those compounds. These were known as "organic". The compounds in crude oil were considered organic because oil is understood to be the product of decay of ancient organisms.

Later chemists demonstrated that they could synthesize "organic" compounds in the lab. The original definition no longer worked but the term had stayed around to describe the sorts of compounds that could result from living processes. Most so-called organic compounds contain at least carbon and hydrogen in covalent bonds. Most organic molecules (except the smallest) have chains or rings of carbon atoms with hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms connected to the left over bonds. Organic compounds can be grouped into families that have the same functional group and differ only in the length of the carbon chain.

Answer 3

An organic compound is one which exists naturally and contain CARBON as well as HYDROGEN. If u do chemistry u will meet up on a topic known as Organic Chemistry, it is basically the study of the compounds of carbon with the exception of oxides and carbonates. This definition signifies that CO2 would be excluded since it is more or less an oxide.......a few also contain nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, oxygen as well as halogens.

Answer 4

An organic compounds are chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen... These includes carbides, carbonate, carbon oxides but not elementary carbon...

Answer 5

In physics, a material that contains carbon and hydrogen and usually other elements such as nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen. Organic compounds can be found in nature or they can be synthesized in the laboratory. An organic substance is not the same as a "natural" substance. A natural material means that it is essentially the same as it was found in nature, but "organic" means that it is carbon based.

Answer 6

An organic Compound should contain C,H,O generally.

CO2 does not contain H so its not an organic compound.

The condensed structure of an organic compound should be like this:

Examples:
Alkane: R-CH2-R
Alcohols: R-OH
Ethers: R-O-R
where R is CH3

Answer 7

Your book should mention that 'organic' compounds don't just carbon, but hydrogen as well.

Answer 8

Carbon containing compounds having ability to form chains (catenation) are called orgainic compounds.

Answer 9

An organic compound is one in which the principal structure is hexagonal.

Organic matter (matter which has come from something that is or once was alive) usually consists of organic compounds, hence the name.

Answer 10

Inorganic