- The alkanes
- the alkenes
- the alkynes
- the arenes
- halo-alkanes
- Grignard and alkyllithium reagents
- hydroxyl compounds
- ethers
- epoxides
- thiols and thioethers
- the carbonyl group
- unsaturated carbonyl compounds
- amines
- carbohydrates
- carboxylic acids
- carboxylic esters
- amides
- acyl halides
- acid anhydrides
- cyanides (nitriles)
- bifunctional acids and esters
- amino acids peptides
- carbonic acids and their derivatives
- sulphoxides and sulphones
- sulphonic acids and their derivatives
- nitro compounds
- carbon-nitroso compounds
- heterocyclic compounds
- basic organic photochemistry
- appendices - some approximate chemical shift ranges for different groups, NMR data for some common deuterated solvents, some typical values for I.R. vibrational frequencies.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
This text is designed to provide first-year students with a concise guide to the important general reactions of organic chemistry, which form the foundation of all later work. The book should enable students to understand organic reactions and the inter-relationship between organic compounds.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
