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<div>'''Organic chemistry''' is the study of [[organic]] [[molecule]]s (that is, compounds containing [[carbon]]), their properties, and the [[chemical reaction]]s they perform. Almost all chemical reactions involving living matter fall under the realm of organic chemistry. Most experiments involving abiogenesis also fall withing the realm of organic chemistry.<br />
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==History==<br />
Organic chemistry started as a modern science in the 1700's when differences were noticed between reactions using components from living sources and those involving [[mineral]]s. [[Sweden|Swedish]] chemist Torbern Bergman noticed these differences and coined the terms ''organic'' and ''inorganic''<ref name="mcmurry">McMurry, John. ''Organic Chemistry, 6e''. Brooks/Cole: 2004.</ref> Until 1816, scientists believed that there was some missing "vital force" only found in natural organisms which causes organic reactions to happen. This was disproved when chemist Michael Chevreul found that he could separate [[soap]], which is created by adding a [[base]] to animal [[fat]], into [[fatty acid]]s and [[glycerin]] without the help of a "vital force".<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[inorganic chemistry]]<br />
*[[functional group]]s<br />
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