Organic Chemistry (Paperback, 4th Edition, International Adaptation)

1 A Review of General Chemistry: Electrons, Bonds, and Molecular Properties2 Molecular Representations3 Acids and Bases4 Alkanes and Cycloalkanes5 Stereoisomerism6 Chemical Reactivity and Mechanisms7 Substitution Reactions8 Alkenes: Structure and Preparation via Elimination Reactions9 Addition Reactions of Alkenes10 Alkynes11 Radical Reactions12 Systematic Approach to Synthesis13 Alcohols and Phenols14 Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides15 Infrared Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry16 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy17 Conjugated Pi Systems and Pericyclic Reactions18 Aromatic Compounds19 Aromatic Substitution Reactions20 Aldehydes and Ketones21 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives22 Alpha Carbon Chemistry: Enols and Enolates23 Amines24 Introduction to Organometallic Compounds25 Carbohydrates26 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins27 Lipids28 Synthetic PolymersAppendix A: Nomenclature of Polyfunctional CompoundsAppendix B: Multiple Choice QuestionsGlossaryIndex