This text 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.
1. Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules
2. Acids and Bases
3. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
4. Alkenes and Alkynes
5. Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
6. Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules
7. Haloalkanes
8. Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols
9. Benzene and its Derivatives
10. Amines
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