| Description |
xvi, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I. Going organic: the chemistry of carbon. 1. The wonderful world of organic chemistry; 2. Dissecting atoms: atomic structure and bonding; 3. Speaking with pictures: drawing structures; 4. Covering the bases (and the acids); 5. Reactivity centers: functional groups; 6. Seeing in 3-D: stereochemistry -- Part II. Hydrocarbons. 7. The bones of organic molecules: the alkanes; 8. Seeing double: the alkenes; 9. It takes alkynes: the carbon-carbon triple bond -- Part III. Functional groups. 10. Replacing and removing: substitution and elimination reactions; 11. Getting drunk on organic molecules: the alcohols; 12. Side-by-side: conjugated alkenes and the Diels-Alder reaction; 13. Lord of the rings: aromatic compounds -- Part IV. Spectroscopy and structure determination. 14. A smashing time: mass spectrometry; 15. Seeing good vibrations: IR spectroscopy; 16. NMR spectroscopy: hold on to your hats, you're going nuclear!; 17. Following the clues: solving problems in NMR -- Part V. The part of tens. 18. Ten keys for surviving orgo; 19. Ten cool organic discoveries; 20. Ten great organic chemists -- Part VI. Appendices: Appendix A. Working multistep synthesis problems; Appendix B. Working reaciton mechanisms; Appendix C. Glossary |
| Summary |
CHEMISTRY. A plain-English guide to one of the toughest science courses around Organic chemistry is rated among the most difficult courses that students take and is frequently the cause of washout among pre-med, medical, and nursing students. This book is an easy-to-understand and fun reference to this challenging subject. It explains the principles of organic chemistry in simple terms and includes worked-out problems to help readers get up to speed on the basics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Chemistry, Organic.
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Chemistry, Organic -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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| LC no. |
2005923194 |
| ISBN |
9780764569029 (paperback) |
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0764569023 (paperback) |
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