Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry

Organic molecules can form long or branched chains and rings and have other attached atoms. There is essentially an unlimited number of possible organic molecules. About 20+ million organic molecules have been identified and studied to date. Part of the complexity of organic molecules comes from the great diversity of structures possible even with the same molecular formula. Some of this diversity is illustrated below with various isomers of alcohols (OH group).

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