Introduction to Organic Chemistry

This text provides an introduction to organic chemistry for students who requirethefundamentals of organic chemistry as a requirement for their major. It is most suited for a one semester organic chemistry course. In an attempt to highlight the relevance of the material to students, the authors place a strong emphasis on showing the interrelationship between organic chemistry and other areas of science, particularly the biological and health sciences. The text illustrates the use of organic chemistry as a tool in these sciences; it also stresses the organic compounds, both natural and synthetic, that surround us in everyday life: in pharmaceuticals, plastics, fibers, agrochemicals, surface coatings, toiletry preparations and cosmetics, food additives, adhesives, and elastomers.

Chapter One: Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules.Chapter Two: Acids and Bases.Chapter Three: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes.Chapter Four: Alkenes and Alkynes.Chapter Five: Reactions of Alkanes and Alkynes.Chapter Six: Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules.Chapter Seven: Haloalkanes.Chapter Eight: Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols.Chapter Nine: Benzene and its Derivatives.Chapter Ten: Amines.Chapter Eleven: Infrared Spectroscopy.Chapter Twelve: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.Chapter Thirteen: Aldehydes and Ketones.Chapter Fourteen: Carboxylic Acids.Chapter Fifteen: Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids.Chapter Sixteen: Enolate Anions.Chapter Seventeen: Organic Polymer Chemistry.Chapter Eighteen: Carbohydrates.Chapter Nineteen: Amino Acids and Proteins.Chapter Twenty: Nucleic Acids.Chapter Twenty-One: Lipids.Chapter Twenty-Two: Organic Chemistry of Metabolism.