Introduction to Organic Chemistry

William H. Brown, Thomas Poon

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2016
• Edition: 6
• eBook ISBN:
  9781119233756
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Organic Chemistry

Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition provides an introduction to organic chemistry for students who require the fundamentals 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Chapter 1 Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules
• Chapter 2 Acids and Bases
• Chapter 3 Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
• Chapter 4 Alkenes and Alkynes
• Chapter 5 Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
• Chapter 6 Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules
• Chapter 7 Haloalkanes
• Chapter 8 Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols
• Chapter 9 Benzene and Its Derivatives
• Chapter 10 Amines
• Chapter 11 Spectroscopy
• Chapter 12 Aldehydes and Ketones
• Chapter 13 Carboxylic Acids
• Chapter 14 Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids
• Chapter 15 Enolate Anions
• Chapter 16 Organic Polymer Chemistry
• Chapter 17 Carbohydrates
• Chapter 18 Amino Acids and Proteins
• Chapter 19 Lipids
• Chapter 20 Nucleic Acids
• Chapter 21 The Organic Chemistry of Metabolism
• Appendix 1 Acid Ionization Constants for the Major Classes of Organic Acids
• Appendix 2 Characteristic 13C-NMR Chemical Shifts
• Glossary
• Answers Section
• Index
• EULA