A Textbook of Organic Chemistry
Contents:
1. Getting Started
2. Purification of Organic Compounds
3. Composition of Organic Compounds
4. Empirical and Molecular Formulae
5. Structure of Organic Molecules
6. Organic Reactions and their Mechanism
7. Isomerism
8. Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
9. Spectroscopy
10. Alkanes and Petroleum
11. Alkenes
12. Alkynes
13. Alkyl Halides
14. Organometallic Compounds
15. Alcohols
16. Polyhydric Alcohols
17. Ethers and Epoxides
18. Thiols and Thioethers
19. Aldehydes and Ketones
20. Carboxylic Acids
21. Dicarboxylic Acids
22. Hydroxy and Halo Acids
23. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
24. Nitriles, Isonitriles, Nitroalkanes and
Diazomethane:
25. Acetoacetic Ester and Malonic Ester
26. Fats and Oils; Soaps and Detergents
27. Amines
28. Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins
29. Cycloalkanes
30. Ureides and Purines
31. Carbohydrates
32. Aromatic Compounds
33. Benzene and its Homologues
34. Directive Effects of Substituents
35. Aromatic Halogen Compounds
36. Aromatic Sulfonic Acids
37. Aromatic Nitro Compounds
38. Aromatic Amines
39. Aryldiazonium Salts
40. Phenols and Aromatic Ethers
41. Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones
42. Aromatic Carboxylic Acids
43. Dyes: Color and Constitution
44. Naphthalene
45. Anthracene and Phenanthrene
46. Heterocyclic Compounds
47. Alkaloids
48. Terpenes
49. Synthetic Polymers
50. Vitamins, Steroids and Antibiotics
51. Predicting Trends
52. Multistep Synthesis
53. 500 New Multiple Choice Questions
• Glossary
• Index
