A groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has challenged a long-standing ...

How the composition of organic compounds determined their properties and reactivity was unknown, and the concept of molecules having defined structures was still undeveloped. Ultimately ...

Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-containing compounds. Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may ...

The alkanes are a homologous series with a structure based on a carbon chain ... forces vary between molecules, so different organic compounds have different melting points and boiling points.

NASA's asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals that may have seeded early Earth with life's building blocks.

Organic chemistry is the study of the synthesis, structure, reactivity and properties of the diverse group of chemical compounds primarily constructed of carbon. All life on earth is carbon-based ...

The alkanes are a homologous series with a structure based on a carbon chain ... forces vary between molecules, so different organic compounds have different melting points and boiling points.

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...