Description
Book SynopsisWith its Student Workbook CD-ROM and new case studies, the Fifth Edition of this acclaimed self-paced review enables you to master the principles and applications of organic functional groups. Moreover, it prepares you for the required pharmacy courses in medicinal chemistry by thoroughly covering nomenclature, physical properties, chemical properties, and metabolism. As you progress through the text, you'll develop such important skills as drawing chemical structures and predicting the solubility, instabilities, and metabolism of each organic functional group.
Table of Contents1 Water Solubility and Chemical Bonding
2 Alkanes (CnH2n+2)
3 Alkenes (CnH2n)
4 Aromatic Hydrocarbons
5 Haolgenated Hydrocarbons
6 Alcohols
7 Phenols
8 Ethers and Thioethers
9 Aldehydes and Ketones
10 Amines
11 Carboxylic Acids
12 Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids
13 Sulfonic Acids and Sulfonamides
14 Nitrogen Functional Groups
15 Heterocycles
16 Oligonucleotides and Nucleic Acids
17 Proteins
18 Predicting Water Solubility
A Steroisomerism-Asymmetric Molecules
B Acidity and Basicity
C Drug Metabolism
D Learning Objectives
Index
