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Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on July 03, 2019 This is a list of organic compound names and formulas with names starting with the letter C. C60 fullerene - C60Cacodylic acid - C2H7AsO2Cacotheline - C21H21N3O7Cadaverine — C5H14N2Cadinene - C15H24Cafestol - C20H28O3Caffeine - C8H10N4O2Calcein - C30H26N2O13Calciferol (Vitamin D)CalcitoninCalmodulinCalreticulinCamphene - C10H16Camphor - C10H16OCannabinol - C21H26O2Caproic Acid - C6H12O2Caprolactam - C6H11NOCaprolactone - C6H10O2Caprylic acid - C8H16O2Capsaicin - C18H27NO3Captan - C9H8Cl3NO2SCaptopril - C9H15NO3SCarbamide (Urea) - CH4N2OCarbazole - C12H9NCarbazol-9-yl-methanol (N-(Hydroxymethyl)carbazole) - C13H11NOCarbinol - CH4OCarbofuran - C12H15NO3CarbohydratesCarbolic acid (Phenol) - C6H6OCarbonate ester functional groupCarbon dioxide - CO2Carbon nanotubeCarbon tetrachloride - CCl4Carbonyl chloride - CCl2OCarbonyl fluoride - COF2Carbonyl functional groupCarboplatin - C6H14N2O4PtCarboxamide functional groupCarboxyl functional groupcarboxylate functional groupcarboxylic acid functional groupCarboxypolymethylene - C3H4O2Carminic acid - C22H20O13Carnitine - C7H15NO3Carotene - C40H56Cartap - C7H16ClN3O2S2Carvacrol - C10H14OCarvone - C10H14OCastor oil - C6H6O2Catechol - C6H6O2Cedrane - C15H26Cedrol - C15H26OCefazolin - C14H14N8O4S3Cefotaxime - C16H17N5O7S2Ceftriaxone - C18H18N8O7S3Cellulose - (C6H10O5)xCellulose acetateCellulose nitrate - C6H7(NO2)3O5Cephalotaxine - C18H21NO4Cetane (Hexadecane) - C16H34Cetrimonium bromide - C19H42BrNCetirizine - C21H25ClN2O3Cetyl alcohol - C16H34OCevane - C27H45NChelidonine - C20H19NO5Chloracetyl chloride - C2H2Cl2OChloral - C2HCl3OChloral hydrate - C2H2Cl3O2Chlorambucil - C14H19Cl2NO2Chloramine-T - C7H7ClNO2S·Na(3H2O)Chloramphenicol - C11H12Cl2N2O5Chloranilic acid - C6H2Cl2O4Chlordane - C10H6Cl8Chlorhexidine - C22H30Cl2N10Chloroacetic acid - C2H3ClO24-Chloroaniline (p-Chloroaniline) - C6H6ClNChlorobenzene - C6H5Cl2-Chlorobenzoic acid (o-Chlorobenzoic acid) - C7H5ClO2Chlorodifluoromethane - CHClF2Chlorodimethylethane (tert-butyl chloride) - (CH3)3CClChloroethane - C2H5ClChloroethene (Vinyl chloride) - C2H3Cl2-chloroethenyldichloroarsine (Lewisite) - C2H2AsCl3Chlorofluoromethane - Freon 31 - CH2ClFChloroform - CHCl3Chloroformonitrile - CNClChloro-m-cresol - C7H7ClOChloromethane - CH3ClChloronitroaniline - C6H5ClN2O2Chloropentafluoroethane - C2ClF5Chloroperoxybenzoic acid (mCPBA) - C7H5ClO3Chlorophyll a - C55H72O5N4MgChlorophyll b - C55H70O6N4MgChlorophyll c1 - C35H30O5N4MgChlorophyll c2 - C35H28O5N4MgChlorophyll d - C54H70O6N4MgChloropicrin - CCl3NO2Chloroprene - C4H5ClChloroquine - C18H26ClN3Chlorostyrene - C8H7ClChlorothiazide - C7H6ClN3O4S2Chlorotrifluoromethane - CClF3Chlorotrimethylsilane - C3H9SiClChloroxuron - C15H15ClN2O2Chloroxylenol - C8H9ClOChlorpyrifos - C9H11Cl3NO3PSChlorthiamide - C7H5Cl2NSCholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) - C27H44OCholesterol - C27H46OCholine - C5H14NOChromotropic acid - C10H8O8S2Cilostazol - C20H27N5O2Cinchocaine - C20H29N3O2Cinchonan - C19H22N2Cinchonine - C19H22N2OCinnamaldehyde - C9H8OCinnamic acid - C9H8O2Cinnamyl alcohol - C9H10OCinnoline - C4H4N2Citral - C10H16OCitric acid - C6H8O7Citronellal - C10H18OCitrulline - C6H13N3O3Clobetasone - C22H26ClFO4Clopidol - C7H7Cl2NOCloxacillin - C19H18ClN3O5SCobalamin (Vitamin B12) - C63H88CoN14O14PCocaine - C17H21NO4Cocamidopropyl (CAPB) - C19H38N2O3Colchicine - C22H25NO6Congo red - C32H22N6Na2O6S2Coniine - C8H17NCoomassie blue - C47H50N3O7S2Coronene - C24H12Cortisol - C21H30O5Cortisone - C21H28O5Coumarin - C9H6O2Corynan - C19H26N2Corynoxan - C19H28N2CPPO (Bis(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl-6-carbopentoxyphenyl)oxalate) - C26H24Cl6O8Creatine - C4H9N3O2Cresol - C7H8OCresyl violet - C19H18ClN3OCrinan - C16H19NO2Crotonaldehyde - C4H6O18-Crown-6 - C12H24O6Crystal violet - C24H28N3ClCubane - C8H8Cumene - C9H12Cupferron - C6H9N3O2Curan - C19H26N2Cuscohygrine - C13H24N2OCyanate functional groupCyanic chloride - CNClCyanogen - C2N2Cyanogen chloride - CNClCyanoguanidine - C2H4N4Cyanuric acid - C3H3N3O3cyanuric chloride - C3Cl3N3Cyclobutane - C4H8Cyclodecane - C10H20α-Cyclodextrin - C36H60O30β-Cyclodextrin - C42H70O35γ-Cyclodextrin - C48H80O39β-Cyclodextrin - C42H70O35Cyclododecane - C12H24Cycloheptatriene - C7H81,3-Cyclohexadiene - C6H81,4-Cyclohexadiene - C6H8Cyclohexane - C6H12Cyclohexanol - C6H12OCyclohexanone - C6H10OCyclohexanone diethyl ketal - C10H20O2Cyclohexene - C6H10Cyclonite - C3H6N6O6Cyclooctatetraene - C8H8Cyclopentadiene - C5H6Cyclopentane - C5H10Cyclopentanol - C5H10OCyclopentanone - C5H8OCyclopentene - C5H8Cyclopropane - C3H6cyclosarin - C7H14FO2Pcyclosarin (ball and stick model) - C7H14FO2PCypermethrin - C22H19Cl2NO3Cysteamine - C2H7NSCysteine - C3H7NO2SCytidine - C9H13N3O5Cystine - C6H12N2O4S2Cytosine - C4H5N3O Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "C - Organic Compounds." 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