This is an index of lists of molecules (i.e. by year, number of atoms, etc.). Millions of

molecules A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion. In quantum physics, organic chemistry, and bioche ...

have existed in the universe since before the formation of Earth. Three of them, carbon dioxide, water and oxygen were necessary for the growth of life. Although humanity had always been surrounded by these substances, it has not always known what they were composed of.

By century

The following is an index of list of molecules organized by time of discovery of their molecular formula or their specific molecule in case of

isomer In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formulae – that is, same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. Isomerism is existence or possibility of isomers. Iso ...

s: List of compounds

By number of carbon atoms in the molecule

* List of compounds with carbon number 1 * List of compounds with carbon number 2 *

List of compounds with carbon number 3 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 3 carbon atoms. See also

* Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 2 * List of compounds with carbon number 4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Chemical Formulas/Merge/C3 Lists of c ...

* List of compounds with carbon number 4 * List of compounds with carbon number 5 * List of compounds with carbon number 6 *

List of compounds with carbon number 7 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 7 carbon atoms. See also

* Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 6 * List of compounds with carbon number 8 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Chemical Formulas/Merge/C7 Lists of ...

List of compounds with carbon number 8 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 8 carbon atoms. See also

* Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 7 * List of compounds with carbon number 9 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Chemical Formulas Merge C8 Lists of ...

* List of compounds with carbon number 9 * List of compounds with carbon number 10 *

List of compounds with carbon number 11 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 11 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number In organic chemistry, the carbon number of a compound is the number of carbon atoms in each molecule.Nava Dayan, Lambros Kromidas (ed.) ''Formulatin ...

* List of compounds with carbon number 12 *

List of compounds with carbon number 13 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 13 carbon atoms. See also

*Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 12 * List of compounds with carbon number 14 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Chemical Formulas/Merge/C13 Lists of ...

List of compounds with carbon number 14 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 14 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 13 * List of compounds with carbon number 15 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 15 carbon C ...

* List of compounds with carbon number 15 *

List of compounds with carbon number 16 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 16 carbon atoms. See also

* Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 15 * List of compounds with carbon number 17 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dictionary Of Chemical Formulas/Merge/C16 Lists ...

List of compounds with carbon number 17 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 17 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 16 * List of compounds with carbon number 18 References

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List of compounds with carbon number 18 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 18 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 17 * List of compounds with carbon number 19 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 19 carbon atoms ...

List of compounds with carbon number 19 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 19 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 18 * List of compounds with carbon number 20 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 20 carbon atoms ...

List of compounds with carbon number 20 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 20 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 19 * List of compounds with carbon number 21 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 21 carbon atoms ...

List of compounds with carbon number 21 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 21 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 20 * List of compounds with carbon number 22 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 22 carbon atoms ...

List of compounds with carbon number 22 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 22 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 21 * List of compounds with carbon number 23 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 23 carbon atom ...

List of compounds with carbon number 23 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 23 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 22 * List of compounds with carbon number 24 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 24 carbon at ...

List of compounds with carbon number 24 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 24 carbon atoms. See also * Carbon number * List of compounds with carbon number 23 * List of compounds with carbon numbers 25–29 This is a partial list of molecules that contain 25 to 2 ...

* List of compounds with carbon numbers 25-29 * List of compounds with carbon numbers 30-39 * List of compounds with carbon numbers 40-49 * List of compounds with carbon numbers 50+

Other lists

* List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules *

List of gases This is a list of gases at standard conditions, which means substances that boil or sublime at or below 25 °C (77 °F) and 1 atm pressure and are reasonably stable. List This list is sorted by boiling point of gases in ascending ...

* List of molecules with unusual names

References

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