organic chemistry
subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives
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Summary
organic chemistry is a branch of chemistry[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of branch of chemistry entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,957 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3], academic discipline[4]
- Subclass of: chemistry[5]
- Part of: chemistry[6]
- Commons category: Organic chemistry[7]
- Opposite of: inorganic chemistry[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Organic chemistry[9]
- Described at URL: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/la-chimica-organica_(Storia-della-civilt%C3%A0-europea-a-cura-di-Umberto-Eco)/[10], https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/chimica-delle-sostanze-organiche-naturali_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)/[11]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Organic_chemistry[12]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
- Topic has template: Template:Organic chemistry[14]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/tags/organic-chemistry[15]
- History of topic: history of organic chemistry[16]
- Is the study of: organic compound[17]
- Practiced by: organic chemist[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[19], WikiProject Zika Corpus[20], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of organic chemistry[22]
Why It Matters
organic chemistry has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]