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What is the primary focus of organic chemistry?
The scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and materials containing carbon atoms.
What does the study of organic reactions in organic chemistry include?
The chemical synthesis of natural products, drugs, and polymers, as well as the study of individual organic molecules in the laboratory and via theoretical (in silico) study.
What are some examples of elements that may be found in compounds studied in organic chemistry?
Oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and halogens.
What is the focus of organometallic chemistry?
The study of compounds containing carbon–metal bonds, including organometallics like lanthanides and transition metals such as zinc, copper, palladium, nickel, cobalt, titanium, and chromium.
What is the significance of organic compounds?
They form the basis of all earthly life and constitute the majority of known chemicals.
What is the concept of vitalism in organic chemistry?
The belief that compounds obtained from living organisms were endowed with a vital force that distinguished them from inorganic compounds.
Who synthesized the organic chemical urea from inorganic starting materials, thus challenging vitalism?
Friedrich Wöhler
Which accidental discovery greatly increased interest in organic chemistry?
Perkin's mauve
Who independently developed the concept of chemical structure in organic chemistry?
Friedrich August Kekulé and Archibald Scott Couper
What did the bonding patterns of carbon contribute to the array of organic compounds?
Structural diversity and a wide range of applications
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