7 Organic chemistry

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    • The chemistry of carbon compounds is so important that it forms a separate branch of chemistry
    • A great variety of carbon compounds is possible because carbon atoms can form chains and rings linked by C-C bonds
    • Organic chemistry
      The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemistry of carbon compounds
    • The main sources of organic compounds are living, or once-living materials from plants and animals
    • Fossil fuels are a major source of feedstock for the petrochemical industry
    • Chemists modify organic molecules
      To make new and useful materials such as polymers, pharmaceuticals, perfumes and flavourings, dyes and detergents
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