Organic chemistry has been once defined as the study of compounds produced by living organisms. Although it is now known that organic compounds can be synthetically produced, the name organic chemistry stuck. A compound is now classified as organic if it contains hydrogen and carbon atoms. Organic chemistry is important because it is the study of life and all of the chemical reactions related to life. Examples of organic compounds in daily life are polymers like nylon, acrylic, PVC; petrochemicals like gasoline, plastics, detergents, dyes; medicines and many more.

We will start our lesson from hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbon is the simplest organic compounds composed of only two elements: carbon and hydrogen.

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