Definition
noun, plural: organocatalysts
An inorganic compound used as a catalyst.
Supplement
Inorganic catalysts speed up a wide variety of reactions. Vanadium oxide and titanium (III) chloride are examples of inorganic catalysts.
Compare: organic catalyst.
Earth was created around 4.5 billion years ago and life began not long after. Primitive life likely possessed the element carbon within them. It is presumed that one of the family of compounds that first came up was the amino acids, the building blocks of protein. Over time, these life forms become more and more complex. Find out more about how life likely began on Earth...
