SolutionsWhy is Organic Chemistry important?
1. What does Organic Chemistry study?
Define Organic Chemistry and name the four main fields in the study of its compounds.
It is the branch of Chemistry that studies carbon compounds. Its main fields are structure (structure determination techniques), reactivity (reaction mechanisms), synthesis (design of efficient methods to prepare complex molecules) and applications (industrial, biological, medical and technological).
2. Chemistry and life
Name four types of compounds responsible for life. What do they have in common?
For example, nucleic acids, proteins, sugars and lipids (also enzymes, hormones and vitamins). They are all organic compounds: their molecules are built on frameworks of carbon atoms.