why is carbon important for forming complicated molecules
Carbon is the backbone for all organic molecules, like carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and fats. Cells must have these compounds in order to survive and many cellular â¦ structures are composed of organic, carbon containing molecules.ecause since carbon is a group 4 element it has four bonds and can form an extremely wide range of compounds and molecular structures. Also, being in the middle of the period â¦ ic table it can bond with both metals and non metals. It is the main component of almost all long chain molecules.