A Text Book of Organic Chemistry

Historical Survey • Structure Determination • Classification and Nomenclature • Structural Concepts and Bonding • Mechanism of Organic Reactions • Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds • Saturated Hydrocarbons (Alkanes) • Cycloalkanes • Alkenes, Dienes and Cycloalkenes • Alkynes • Aromatic Compounds and Benzene • Orientation and Aromatic Substitution • Halogen Derivatives of Hydrocarbons (Alkyl, Alkenyl and Alkynyl Halides) • Aromatic Halogen Compounds (Aryl Halides) • Absorption Spectra and Organic Photochemistry • Alcohols (Alkanols—Monohydric and Polyhydric) • Phenols • Ethers and Epoxides • Aldehydes and Ketones • Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives • Aromatic Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives • Nitro Compounds • Amines • Diazo and Related Compounds • Polynuclear Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectroscopy • Organometallic Compounds • Organosulphur Compounds • Heterocyclic Compounds (I): Five-Membered Rings • Heterocyclic Compounds (II): Six-Membered and Condensed Rings • Heterocyclic Compounds (III): Ureides, Purines and Alkaloids • Reactive Methylene Compounds • Carbohydrates • Amino Acids, Proteins, Peptides and Enzymes • Nucleic Acids • Oils, Fats, Soaps and Detergents • Synthetic Polymers and Plastics • Dyes, Colours and Chemical Constitution • Chemotherapy • Terpenoids (Terpenes and Camphors) • Steroids, Hormones and Vitamins • Energy in Biosystems • Appendix-I: Petroleum and Petrochemicals • Appendix-II: Green Chemistry • Appendix-III: Chemical Literature • Index