organic compound

chemical compound that contains carbon atoms (with a few exceptions traditionally classified as inorganic compounds)
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organic compound

Summary

organic compound is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,526 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • organic compound's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • organic compound is a type of carbon compound[4].
  • organic compound is used for organic reaction[5].
  • organic compound's Commons category is recorded as Organic compounds[6].
  • organic compound is the opposite of inorganic compound[7].
  • organic compound is the opposite of inorganic substance[8].
  • organic compound's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Organic compounds[9].
  • organic compound's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • organic compound's studied by is recorded as organic chemistry[11].
  • organic compound's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for organic compound include Organic Rankine cycle[13], a Rankine cycle[14].

Why It Matters

organic compound ranks in the top 2% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,526 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for it include Organic Rankine cycle[13], a Rankine cycle[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Schaum's Outline of Organic Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has use organic reaction
    Yso id 3841, 23962
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