Organic chemistry : a short course

Includes bibliographical references and index

Bonding and Isomerism -- Alkanes and Cycloalkanes; Conformational and Geometric Isomerism -- Alkenes and Alkynes -- Aromatic Compounds -- Stereoisomerism -- Organic Halogen Compounds; Substitution and Elimination Reactions -- Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols -- Ethers and Expoxides -- Aldehydes and Ketones -- Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivates -- Amines and Related Nitrogen Compounds -- Spectroscopy and Structure Determination -- Heterocyclic Compounds -- Synthetic Polymers -- Lipids and Detergents -- Carbohydrates -- Amino Acids, peptides, and Proteins -- Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

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