Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction and Review 1
2 Structure and Properties of Organic Molecules 40
3 Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes 83
4 The Study of Chemical Reactions 131
5 Stereochemistry 174
6 Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination 226
7 Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes 294
8 Reactions of Alkenes 330
9 Alkynes 383
10 Structure and Synthesis of Alcohols 416
11 Reactions of Alcohols 457
12 Infrared Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry 500
13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 544
14 Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides 610
15 Conjugated Systems, Orbital Symmetry, and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy 647
16 Aromatic Compounds 690
17 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds 732
18 Ketones and Aldehydes 785
19 Amines 846
20 Carboxylic Acids 909
21 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 947
22 Alpha Substitutions and Condensations of Enols and Enolate Ions 1008
23 Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids 1060
24 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 1118
25 Lipids 1164
26 Synthetic Polymers 1184
Appendices 1205
Answers to Selected Problems
Index