define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any...

Metal-organic compounds (jargon: metalorganics, metallo-organics) are a class of chemical compounds that contain metals and organic ligands, but lacking...

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous polymers consisting of metal clusters (also known as Secondary Building Units - SBUs) coordinated...

inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds⁠‍—‍that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study...

Organometallic chemistry is the study of compounds containing carbon–metal bonds. In addition, contemporary research focuses on organic chemistry involving other organometallics...

compounds generally carry out typical addition reactions that are not possible with saturated compounds such as alkanes. A saturated organic compound...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature. They are common and exist in a variety of...

organometallic compounds, chemical compounds containing at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and a metal, including alkali...

Diazonium compounds or diazonium salts are a group of organic compounds sharing a common functional group [R−N+≡N]X− where R can be any organic group, such...

Metal halides are compounds between metals and halogens. Some, such as sodium chloride are ionic, while others are covalently bonded. A few metal halides...

A single-molecule magnet (SMM) is a metal-organic compound that has superparamagnetic behavior below a certain blocking temperature at the molecular scale...

An organic acid is an organic compound with acidic properties. The most common organic acids are the carboxylic acids, whose acidity is associated with...

another more significant chemical product. Since several years metal-organic compounds are widely used as molecular precursors for the chemical vapor...

alkali metals are dangerously reactive with air and water and must be kept away from heat, fire, oxidising agents, acids, most organic compounds, halocarbons...

Potassium stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of potassium and stearic acid with the chemical formula C 18H 35KO 2. The compound is classified as a...

Lead stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of lead and stearic acid with the chemical formula C 36H 70PbO 4. The compound is classified as a metallic...

as ligands or complexing agents. Many metal-containing compounds, especially those that include transition metals (elements like titanium that belong to...

chemical element except for hydrogen. Organic carbon compounds are far more numerous than inorganic carbon compounds. In general bonds of carbon with other...

compound obtained in the same way from an acetylene derivative RC≡CH, where R is some organic side chain. An acetylide may be a salt (ionic compound)...

laurate is a metal-organic compound with the chemical formula C 12H 23KO 2. The compound is classified as a metallic soap, i.e. a metal derivative of...

synthetic mercuric sulfide. Exposure to mercury and mercury-containing organic compounds is toxic to the nervous system, immune system and kidneys of humans...

Copper(II) stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of copper and stearic acid with the formula Cu(C17H35COO)2. The compound is classified as a metallic...

Cobalt(II) stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of cobalt and stearic acid with the chemical formula C 36H 70CoO 4. The compound is classified as a...

decaying organic matter. They are widely known as the odorant in domestic natural gas, garlic odor, and skunk spray. Not all organic sulfur compounds smell...

Magnesium citrates are metal-organic compounds formed from citrate and magnesium ions. They are salts. One form is the 1:1 magnesium preparation in salt...

several classes of organic compounds (such as aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids), as part of many larger functional groups. A compound containing a carbonyl...

organic chemistry, organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group (R−O−O−R′). If the R′ is hydrogen, the compounds are...

an organic molecule with a metal atom, resulting in an organometallic compound. In the laboratory, metalation is commonly used to activate organic molecules...

Manganese stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of manganese and stearic acid with the chemical formula C 36H 70MnO 4. The compound is classified as a...

ternary compound provide a distinction between inorganic and organic chemistry: "In inorganic chemistry one or, at most, only a few compounds composed...