15 Basic Principles

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface 1st Edition V
3. Preface 2nd Edition VI
4. Organic Chemistry: The Fundamental Truths VII
5. Contents IX
6. Part I: Fundamentals
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 The Simplest Organic Molecules – The Hydrocarbons 14
9. 3 The Shapes of Organic Molecules – Stereochemistry 24
10. 4 Reactions – Basic Principles (or Where, Why, What, How Fast, and How Far) 45
11. 5 Reactions of Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes 61
12. 6 More Stereochemistry and Another Reaction Type – Nucleophilic Substitution 82
13. 7 Alcohols and Ethers, Amines, and Alkyl Halides. Introduction to Carbonyl Compounds (Aldehydes, Ketones) 116
14. 8 More Carbonyl Chemistry – Acids and Their Derivatives 148
15. 9 Aromatic Compounds – Benzene and Its Derivatives. Resonance as a Force Majeure 165
16. 10 Organic Nitrogen Compounds – Amines and Amides 191
17. 11 Introduction to Spectroscopy 205
18. 12 Elimination Reactions 237
19. 13 Introduction to the Molecules of Nature 256
20. Appendix: Answers to Problems From Part I 266
21. Part II: The Naming of Organic Compounds
22. 14 Introduction 321
23. 15 Basic Principles 323
24. 16 Alkenes, Alkynes, and Compounds With Rings 334
25. 17 More Stereochemistry – The CIP System 344
26. 18 Functional Groups 351
27. 19 Aromatic Compounds 365
28. Appendix: Answers to Problems From Part II 370
29. Index 381