How do organic compounds get their name?

Answer 1

Organic compounds are so called because they are associated with living things. It was thought that they could only be made in living organisms because they required some type of vital force. We now know that isn't necessarily true, they are just complex. Individual organic compounds got their names in many different ways, though we now try to name them systematically.

Answer 2

It was originally believed that organic compounds came only from organisms. Now we can synthesize them in the laboratory, like plastics and nylon.

Answer 3

Because they were discovered and exist in living organisms.

Answer 4

Organic compounds pertain to organisms. This relates because these organic compounds are found and occur in living organisms, and are needed for the body to function correctly.

Answer 5

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