IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
C07F - Definition
This subclass covers:
Organic (acyclic, carbocyclic, heterocyclic) compounds containing elements only other than or in addition to carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, selenium, or tellurium (e.g. metallo-organic compounds, boron compounds, silicon compounds, phosphorus compounds, arsenic compounds).
The preparation of compounds under the subclass definition including purification, separation, stabilisation or use of additives unless provided for elsewhere, as specified below.
The treatment and modification of compounds under the subclass definition provided that:
Relationship between large subject matter areas
In class C07, in the absence of an indication to the contrary, a compound is classified in the last appropriate place, i.e. in the last appropriate subclass. For example phosphonopyridines are classified in group C07F 9/58 as phosphorous compounds having pyridine ring and not in groupC07D 213/00 as pyridines, sugar phosphates are classified in subclass C07H as sugars and not in subclass C07F as phosphorus compounds and peptides containing metals are classified in subclass C07K and not in C07F.
Subclass C07F is a function-oriented entry for the compounds themselves and does not cover the application or use of the compounds under the subclass definition. For classifying such information other entries in IPC exist, for example:
Preservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof; Biocides, e.g. as disinfectants, as pesticides, as herbicides; Pest repellants or attractants; Plant growth regulators A01N.
Preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes A61K.
Subject matter concerning inorganic compounds is classified in Class C01. Thus, for example, when silica modified by organic compounds is not relevant to classification in subclass C07F (for example, when the structure of an organic compound is not disclosed sufficiently) classification may be made in group C01B 33/00.
Multiple classification
Biocidal, pest repellant, pest attractant or plant growth regulatory activity of compounds or preparations is further classified in subclass A01P.
Therapeutic activity of compounds is further classified in subclass A61P.
Cosmetic activity of compounds is further classified in subclass A61Q.
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass does not cover:
Metal-containing porphyrins | C07D 487/22 |
Organic acid salts, alcoholates, phenates, chelates or mercaptides, having no elements other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, selenium, or tellurium in the parent compounds (attention is drawn to note 5 following the title of class C07 concerning the rules of classification of these compounds) | C07C, C07D |
Macromolecular compounds | C08 |
Products obtained from layered base-exchange silicates by ion-exchange with organic compounds such as ammonium, phosphonium or sulfonium compounds or by intercalation of organic compounds | C01B 33/44 |
Fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a desired chemical compound or composition or to separate optical isomers from a racemic mixture | C12P |
Production of organic compounds by electrolysis or electrophoresis | C25B 3/00, C25B 7/00 |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Dyes | C09B |
Detergent compositions; Use of single substances as detergents | C11D |
Fermentation products | C12 |
Special rules of classification
In this subclass, in the absence of an indication to the contrary, a compound is classified in the last appropriate place, e.g. ferrocenes and cobaltocenes are classified in group C07F 17/00 and not in group C07F 15/00.
In this subclass, organic acid salts, alcoholates, phenates, chelates or mercaptides are classified as the parent compounds.
Salts, adducts or complexes formed between two or more organic compounds are classified according to all compounds forming the salts, adducts or complexes.
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
alcoholate | product of substitution of hydrogen in hydroxy group of alcohol by metal atom. |
chelate | intracomplex compound i.e. compound containing intramolecular donor-acceptor bonds. |
metallocene | cyclopentadienyl compound of transitional metal, e.g., ferrocenes, constrained geometry-type compounds. |
metallo-organic compound or organometallic compound | organic compound containing metal bonded to carbon. |
organic compound | is defined as satisfying at least one of the following criteria: at least two carbon atoms bonded to each other, or one carbon atom bonded to at least one hydrogen atom or halogen atom, or one carbon atom bonded to at least one nitrogen atom by single or double bond. Exceptions to the above criteria are: compounds consisting of only carbon atoms (e.g., fullerenes, etc.), cyanogen, cyanogen halides, cyanamide, metal carbides, phosgene, thiophosgene, hydrocyanic acid, isocyanic acid, isothiocyanic acid, fulminic acid, unsubstituted carbamic acid, salts thereof; these exceptions are considered to be inorganic compounds for classification purposes. |
phenate | product of substitution of hydrogen in hydroxy group of phenol by metal atom. |
salt | compound consisting of at least one anionic part and at least one cationic part. Carboxylate salts products where the hydrogen in a carboxyl group is replaced by an ion of metal or other cation. |
arsine | compound having chemical formula AsnHn+2. (Organic derivatives of arsenic include dichloromethylarsine CH3AsCl2, dimethyldichlorodiarsine (CH3)2As AsCl2) etc.). |
cacodyl | tetramethyldiarsine (CH3)2As As(CH3)2. |
cacodylic acid | compound having chemical formula (CH3)2As OOH. |
phosphine | compound having chemical formula PnHn+2. (Organic derivatives of phosphine include dimethylphosphine (CH3)2PH etc.). |
silamine | organic silicon compound containing R SiH2 NH2 bonds. |
silane | compound having chemical formula SinH2n+2. (Organic derivatives of silane include methylmonosilane CH3SiH3, dimethyldichlorosilane Si(CH3)2Cl2, hexamethyldisilane (CH3)3Si Si(CH3)3 etc.). |
silanol | organic silicon compound containing Si OH bonds, e.g. trimethylsilanole (CH3)3SiOH, dimethylsilanediole (CH3)2Si(OH)2. |
silazane | organic silicon compound containing Si NH Si bonds. |
silicononane | tetraethylsilane |
siloxane | organic silicon compound containing Si O Si bonds. |
siltiane | organic silicon compound containing Si S Si bonds. |
stibine | compound having chemical formula SbnHn+2. (Organic derivatives of antimony include trimethylstibine (Sb(CH3)3), triphenylantimony (Sb(C6H5)3), etc.). |