carbon compounds
Chemistry's backbone molecules
Carbon compounds are chemical substances containing carbon atoms bonded to other elements—most commonly hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Because carbon forms stable bonds with itself and many other elements, carbon compounds number in the millions, forming the basis of organic chemistry and all known life.
Common examples include sugars, proteins, plastics, and fossil fuels.
- fullereneCage-shaped carbon allotrope
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- lipidsWater-insoluble biomolecules
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- fossil fuelsCombustible prehistoric organic deposits
proteins · greenhouse gas · esters · aldehydes · ketones · organic chemistry · nucleotides · amines · polymers · nanomaterials · diamond ring · functional groups · amino acids · plastics · carbonates · glucose · fossil fuel · sugar
- Carbongraphite, diamond, diamonds, graphene, fullerene
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- organic chemistrybenzene ring, hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon, functional groups, molecule
- carbon materialsgraphite, diamond, coal, anthracite, lignite
- Carbon CycleCO2, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, CO2 levels
- organic compoundshydrocarbon, alcohol, alkane, ethane, propane
chemistry branch classification
carbon compoundsinorganic chemistry
Study of non-carbon-based compounds