Title:
Essentials of Organic Chemistry : For Students of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry and Biological Chemistry.
Author:
Dewick, Paul M.
ISBN:
9780470016657
9780470016664
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chichester : Wiley, 2006.
Physical Description:
696 p.
General Note:
Preface.1. Molecular representations and nomenclature.2. Atomic structure and bonding.3. Stereochemistry.4. Acids and bases.5. Reaction mechanisms.6. Nucleophilic reactions: nucleophilic substitution.7. Nucleophilic reactions of carbonyl groups.8. Electrophilic reactions.9. Radical reactions.10. Nucleophilic reactions involving enolate anions.11. Heterocycles.12. Carbohydrates.13. Amino acids, peptides and proteins.14. Nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids.15. The organic chemistry of intermediary metabolism.16. How to approach examination questions: selected problems and answers.Index.
Abstract:
Essentials of Organic Chemistry is an accessible introduction to the subject for students of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry and Biological Chemistry. Designed to provide a thorough grounding in fundamental chemical principles, the book focuses on key elements of organic chemistry and carefully chosen material is illustrated with the extensive use of pharmaceutical and biochemical examples. In order to establish links and similarities the book places prominence on principles and deductive reasoning with cross-referencing.....