Organic Chemistry Book

1. Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules. 2. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes. 3. Stereochemistry and Chirality. 4. Acids and Bases. 5. Alkenes. Primer I: Reaction Mechanisms 6. Reactions of Alkenes. 7. Alkynes. 8. Haloalkanes, Halogenation, and Radical Reactions. 9. Nucleophilic Substitution and B-Elimination. 10. Alcohols. 11. Ethers, Sulfides, and Epoxides. 12. Infrared Spectroscopy. 13. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. 14. Mass Spectrometry. 15. Introduction to Organometallic Compounds. 16. Aldehydes and Ketones. 17. Carboxylic Acids. Primer II: Carboxylic Acid Derivative Reaction Mechanisms. 18. Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids. 19. Enolate Anions and Enamines. 20. Dienes, Conjugated Systems, and Pericyclic Reactions. 21. Benzene and the Concept of Aromaticity. 22. Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives. 23. Amines. 24. Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation. 25. Carbohydrates. 26: Lipids. 27. Amino Acids and Proteins. 28. Nucleic Acids. 29. Organic Polymer Chemistry. Appendices: 1. Thermodynamics and the Equilibrium Constant. 2. Major Classes of Organic Acids. 3. Bond Dissociation Enthalpies. 4. Characteristic 1H-NMR Chemical Shifts. 5. Characteristic 13C Chemical Shifts. 6. Characteristic IR Absorption Frequencies. 7. Electrostatic Potential Maps. 8. Summary of Stereochemical Terms. 9. Summary of the Rules of Nomenclature. 10. Common Mistakes in Arrow Pushing. 11. Organic Chemistry Roadmaps. GLOSSARY G-1. INDEX I-1.