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kiele404
Oct 17, 2008, 12:41 AM
Do C & H must be connected or as long as the compound has C & H to be considered organic? MELAMINE has C & H

Unknown008
Oct 17, 2008, 04:19 AM
Not necessarily. There are some which are not. See the link:

Organic compound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_Compounds)


And for the exceptions:

Inorganic compound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inorganic_compound)

As for melamine, yes, it is an organic compound as said in the link below.

Melamine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine)