A Concise Text-Book of Organic Chemistry The Commonwealth and International Library: Chemistry Division

Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv preface , Page ix a note to the student about how to use this book , Page x 1 - the nature of organic chemistry , Pages 1-9 2 - the aliphatic hydrocarbons , Pages 10-29 3 - halogen derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons , Pages 30-41 4 - the aliphatic alcohols and ethers , Pages 42-59 5 - amino and nitro compounds , Pages 60-66 6 - the aliphatic aldehydes and ketones , Pages 67-81 7 - the aliphatic acids , Pages 82-92 8 - derivatives of the aliphatic acids , Pages 93-110 9 - halogen, hydroxy, aldehydic, ketonic and amino-acids , Pages 111-123 10 - the dibasic acids , Pages 124-132 11 - stereochemistry—optical isomerism , Pages 133-139 12 - unsaturated acids—geometrical isomerism , Pages 140-144 13 - carbohydrates , Pages 145-156 14 - synthetic processes in organic chemistry , Pages 157-165 15 - the aromatic series of organic compounds , Pages 166-189 16 - the aromatic nitro, amino and diazo compounds , Pages 190-204 17 - the aromatic sulphonic acids, phenols and ethers , Pages 205-216 18 - the aromatic halogen derivatives, alcohols, aldehydes and ketones , Pages 217-227 19 - the aromatic acids and hydroxy acids , Pages 228-236 20 - other ring systems , Pages 237-242 appendix 1 - types of isomerism , Page 243 appendix 2 - the commoner named reactions , Page 244 appendix 3 - recognition of some common functional groups , Page 245 index , Pages 247-253 A Concise Text-Book of Organic Chemistry presents a concise account of organic chemistry and covers organic compounds ranging from aliphatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic acids to amino and nitro compounds, carbohydrates, and aromatic acids. Flow sheets and tables of comparisons between aliphatic and aromatic compounds are included, and a variety of industrial processes such as synthetic processes are described. This textbook is comprised of 20 chapters and begins with an introduction to the nature of organic chemistry, paying particular attention to the molecular and constitutional formulas of o ..