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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 The Basics: Bonding and Molecular Structure 1
2 Families of Carbon Compounds: Functional Groups, Intermolecular Forces, and Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy 54
3 Acids and Bases: An Introduction to Organic Reactions and Their Mechanisms 106
4 Nomenclature and Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes 148
5 Stereochemistry: Chiral Molecules 198
6 Nucleophilic Reactions: Properties and Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides 246
7 Alkenes and Alkynes I: Properties and Synthesis. Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides 289
8 Alkenes and Alkynes II: Addition Reactions 345
9 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry: Tools for Structure Determination 400
10 Radical Reactions 454
11 Alcohols and Ethers: Synthesis and Reactions 496
12 Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds: Oxidation–Reduction and Organometallic Compounds 545
13 Conjugated Unsaturated Systems 584
14 Aromatic Compounds 632
15 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds 675
16 Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition to the Carbonyl Group 730
17 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives: Nucleophilic Addition–Elimination at the Acyl Carbon 781
18 Reactions at the α Carbon of Carbonyl Compounds: Enols and Enolates 834
19 Condensation and Conjugate Addition Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds: More Chemistry of Enolates 873
20 Amines 916
21 Transition Metal Complexes: Promoters of Key Bond-Forming Reactions 966
22 Carbohydrates 994
23 Lipids 1042
24 Amino Acids and Proteins 1078
25 Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis 1124
Glossary GL-1
Index I-1
Endpapers
Special topics (A-H) (online only)
Review problem sets (online only)
Answers to selected problems (online only)
