Organic Compounds Starting with A

List of Organic Compounds That Start with A

Acetone compound
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This is a list of organic compounds and their formulas whose names begin with the letter A.

Abietane to Acetic Acid

Abietane - C20H36
Abietic acid - C20H30O2
Acenaphthene - C12H10
Acenaphthoquinone - C12H6O2
Acenaphthylene - C12H8
Acepromazine - C19H22N2OS
Acetal (1,1-diethoxyethane) - C6H14O2
Acetaldehyde - C2H4O
Acetaldehyde Ammonia Trimer - C6H15N3
Acetamide - C2H5NO
Acetaminophen - C8H9NO2
Acetaminophen (ball and stick model) - C8H9NO2
Acetaminosalol - C15H13NO4
Acetamiprid - C10H11ClN4
Acetanilide - C6H5NH(COCH3)
Acetic acid - CH3COOH

Acetoguanamine to Acyclovir

Acetoguanamine - C4H7N5
Acetone - CH3COCH3 or (CH3)2CO
Acetone (space-filling model) - CH3COCH3 or (CH3)2CO
Acetonitrile - C2H3N
Acetophenone - C8H8O
Acetyl chloride - C2H3ClO
Acetylcholine - (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OCOCH3.
Acetylene - C2H2
N-Acetylglutamate - C7H11NO5
Acetylsalicylic Acid - C9H8O4 (also known as Aspirin)
Acid fuchsin - C20H17N3Na2O9S3
Acridine - C13H9N
Acridine orange - C17H19N3
Acrolein - C3H4O
Acrylamide - C3H5NO
Acrylic acid - C3H4O2
Acrylonitrile - C3H3N
Acryloyl chloride - C3H3ClO
Acyclovir - C8H11N5O3

Adamantane to Alcian Blue

Adamantane - C10H16
Adenosine - C10H13N5O4
Adipamide - C6H12N2O2
Adipic acid - C6H10O4
Adiponitrile - C6H8N2
Adipoyl dichloride - C6H8Cl2O2
Adonitol - C5H12O5
Adrenochrome - C9H9NO3
Epinephrine (adrenaline) - C9H13NO3
Aflatoxin
AIBN (2-2'-azobisisobutyronitrile)
Alanine - C3H7NO2
D-Alanine - C3H7NO2
L-Alanine - C3H7NO2
Albumins
Alcian blue - C56H58Cl14CuN16S4

Aldosterone to Amiodarone

Aldosterone - C21H28O5
Aldrin - C12H8Cl6
Aliquat 336 - C25H54ClN
Alizarin - C14H8O4
Allantoic acid - C4H8N4O4
Allantoin - C4H6N4O3
Allegra - C32H39NO4
Allethrin
Allyl propyl disulfide - C6H12S2
Allylamine - C3H7N
Allyl chloride - C3H5Cl
Amide general structure
Amido black 10b - C22H14N6Na2O9S2
p-Aminobenzoic acid (PABA) - C7H7NO2
Aminoethylpiperazine - C6H15N3
5-Amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid - C7H7NO3
Aminophylline - C16H24N10O4
5-Aminosalicylic acid - C7H7NO3
Aminothiazole - C3H4N2S
Amiodarone - C25H29I2NO3

Amiton to Arabinose

Amiton - C10H24NO3PS
Amobarbital - C11H18N2O3
Amoxicillin - C16H19N3O5S.3H2O
Amphetamine - C9H13N
Amyl nitrate - C5H11NO3
Amyl nitrite - C5H11NO2
Anandamide - C22H37NO2
Anethole - C10H12O
Angelic acid - C5H8O2
Anilazine - C9H5Cl3N4
Aniline - C6H5 -NH2 /C6H7N
Aniline hydrochloride - C6H8ClN
Anisaldehyde - C8H8O2
Anisole - C6H5OCH2
Anisoyl chloride - C8H7ClO2
Anthanthrene - C22H12
anthracene – (C6H4CH)2
Anthramine - C14H11N
Anthranilic acid - C7H7NO2
Anthraquinone - C14H8O2
Anthrone - C14H10O
Antipyrine - C11H12N2O
Aprotinin - C284H432N84O79S7
Arabinose - C5O10H5

Arginine to Avobenzone

Arginine - C6H14N4O2
D-Arginine - C6H14N4O2
L-Arginine - C6H14N4O2
Aroclor (polychlorinated biphenyls) - C12H10-xClx where x > 1
Arsole - C4H5As
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) - C6H8O6
Asparagine - C4H8N2O3
D-Asparagine - C4H8N2O3
L-Asparagine - C4H8N2O3
Asparagusic acid - C4H6O2S2
Aspartame - C14H18N2O5
Aspartic acid - C4H7NO4
D-Aspartic acid - C4H7NO4
L-Aspartic acid - C4H7NO4
Aspidofractinine - C19H24N2
Asphidophytidine - C17H22ClN3
Aspidospermidine - C19H26N2
Astra blue - C47H52CuN14O6S3
Atrazine - C8H14ClN5
Auramine O - C8H14ClN5
Aureine - C18H25NO5
Aurin - C19H14O3
Avobenzone - C20H22O3

Azadirachtin to Azure A

Azadirachtin - C35H44O16
Azathioprine - C9H7N7O2S
Azelaic acid - C9H16O4
Azepane - C6H13N
Azinphos-methyl - C10H12N3O3PS2
Aziridine - C2H5N
Azithromycin - C38H72N2O12
2-2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN)
Azo violet - C12H9N3O4
Azobenzene - C12H10N2
Azulene - C10H8
Azure A - C14H14ClN3S

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