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What is an organic compound?

April 26, 2017compound organic

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What is an organic compound?

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An organic compound (made up of one or more atoms of different types) always contains carbon and other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. If the compound contains a metal or a nonmetal such as Se, then the compound is generally regarded as an organometallic compound. Methane (CH4) is considered an organic compound but carbon dioxide (CO2) is not. Thus, organic compounds usually contain hydrogen as well as carbon. Organic chemistry is the study of the chemistry of carbon (or organic compounds as we have defined them).

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An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. Generally, anything made from living systems is said to be organic. All plant matter (including the foods we eat) is made up of natural organic compounds.