Cowbandit asked:


Well my bio teacher told me that if a compound has 2 or more carbon atoms, then it is organic. Therefore, she said that something like methane wouldn’t be organic. However, I’ve been searching around the internet for a formal definition, and I’ve come up upon people saying that all an organic compound needs is carbon bonded with hydrogen or something of that nature. Thus methane would be organic?

So i just want to clarify on what makes a compound organic. If just by looking at its formula, how can you determine whether the molecule is organic or not?

KIPLYN

emy asked:


Why would it be dangerous to heat an organic compound in a distilling apparatus that was closed tightly?

NATALIA

bbs245 asked:


Can someone tell me, in plain English, not chemistry jargon the difference. Can organic APIs such as quinazolines be synthesized via
peptide synthesis verses organic synthesis?

LAZZARO

horkinhighmer asked:


I don’t know if I am right about organic compounds. I think a organic compound is like a alcohol or a steroid.

MEKELLE

guylaroche asked:


If I have a diagram of a particular organic molecule, where can I find information about organic chemistry reactions so I can figure out how to synthesize the molecule myself?

TYANNE