Comprehensive in approach, this text presents a rigorous treatment of organic chemistry to enable undergraduate students to learn the subject in a clear, direct, easily understandable and logical manner. Presented in a new and exciting way, the goal of this book is to make the study of organic chemistry as stimulating, interesting, and relevant as possible.

Beginning with the structures and properties of molecules, IUPAC nomenclature, stereochemistry, and mechanisms of organic reactions, proceeding next to detailed treatment of chemistry of hydrocarbons and functional groups, then to organometallic compounds and oxidation–reduction reactions, and ending with a study of selected topics (such as heterocyclic compounds, carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides and proteins, drugs and pesticides, dyes, synthetic polymers and spectroscopy), the book narrates a cohesive story about organic chemistry. Transitions between topics are smooth, explanations are lucid, and tie-ins to earlier material are frequent to maintain continuity.

The book contains over 500 solved problems from the simple to challenging, with suitable explanations. In addition, over 275 examples and solved problems on IUPAC nomenclature, with varying levels of difficulty, are included.

Key features:

Four sets of solved problems provide in-depth knowledge and enhanced understanding of some important aspects of organic chemistry.
Three short essays present interesting write-ups to provide students with introductory knowledge of the chemistry of natural products such as lipids, terpenes, alkaloids, steroids, nucleic acids and enzymes.
Twenty-two ‘notabilia boxes’ interspersed throughout the text highlight the key aspects of related topics, varying from concepts of chemistry to the chemistry of day-to-day life.
Cites examples of common errors made by students while drawing structural formulae and displaying arrows in reaction mechanisms; and helps students to understand the language of organic chemistry by teaching appropriate drawings and their significance.
A glossary includes “name reactions”, “reagents”, and some important terms for quick revision by students.

Clearly written and logically organised, the authors have endeavoured to make this complex and important branch of science as easy as possible to learn and teach.

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Organic Chemistry Paperback