[ **up: [[Chemistry]] | [[Life (Biology)]]** ] --- # Organic chemistry > Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.[^1] --- > Organic compounds form the basis of all earthly life and constitute the majority of known chemicals.[^2] [^1]: ‘Organic chemistry’, *Wikipedia*, updated 9 March 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_chemistry. [^2]: ‘Organic chemistry’, *Wikipedia*, updated 9 March 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_chemistry.