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The four major types of organic compounds are: lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. All organisms are composed of these compounds. Answer: But then again there are alcohols, esters, aldehydes, sugars, aminio acids, cellulose, vitamins, various neurotoxins, glycerine, glycol, mercaptans, methane, aromatics, starches
Hello,
As a PhD Organic chemist and professor, there are roughly 10 million known and cataloged organic compounds and the classes of them far outnumber 4. CAS (chemical abstracts service) says that there at least (not counting polymers):
Aliphatic Compounds
Alicyclic Compounds
Benzene, Its Derivatives, and Condensed Benzenoid Compounds
Biomolecules and Their Synthetic Analogs
Heterocyclic Compounds (One Hetero Atom)
Heterocyclic Compounds (More Than One Hetero Atom)
Organometallic and Organometalloidal Compounds
Terpenes and Terpenoids
Alkaloids
Steroids
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
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