by Cuross Bakhtiar & David T Hardy

One of the challenges faced by a student beginning a university course in organic chemistry is that of focussing on the basic material. The central aim of Lectures on Organic Chemistry is to provide all first year students with a clear and concise guide to the important general reactions of organic chemistry, which form the foundation to all later work. They should find this to be a valuable text, enabling them to better understand organic reactions and the inter-relationship between various classes of organic compounds. It should also be of value as a convenient reference and review guide to those who have completed their formal training in organic chemistry.

• 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 Acid and 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