Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry in which covalent carbon compounds and their reactions are studied. A wide variety of classes of compounds such as vitamins, drugs, natural and synthetic fibers, as well as carbohydrates, peptides, and fats consist of organic molecules. Organic chemists determine the structures of organic molecules, study their various reactions, [...]
This textbook is a treatment of reaction mechanisms for organic chemistry students at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. Knowledge of reaction mechanisms is essential to all applied areas of organic chemistry. Knowledge of reaction mechanisms is essential to all applied areas of organic chemistry; this text fulfils that need by presenting the right material [...]
The warm reception accorded to the fourth edition of Elementary Organic Spectroscopy and its subsequent reprints has provided me a great deal of encouragement to present the fourth edition of this book. The subject-matter presented in the book is sufficiently comprehensive and the knowledge gained through it will make easy to identify an unknown compound. [...]
This edition retains both the underlying philosophy and the overall structure of its predecessor. The emphasis is on fundamental, universal principles, which apply across a wide range of macromolecular systems. The text is intended for students in a variety of fields, especially those identified above, with the assumption of prior courses in organic and physical [...]
As always, Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry continues to emphasize the close relationship of biochemistry to the understanding of diseases, their pathology, and the practice of medicine. With the retirement of long-time contributor David A. Bender, Prof. Owen P. McGuinness of Vanderbilt University has joined as a new coauthor. In addition to the fresh perspectives and novel [...]
The objective of this book is to make the concepts and methods of physical chemistry clear and interesting to students who have had a year of calculus and a year of physics. The underlying theory of chemical phenomena is complicated, and so it is a challenge to make the most important concepts and methods understandable [...]
Metabolism remains the focal point of the textbook, as does the goal of maintaining a one-semester book. The organization is the same, although a new chapter on coenzymes follows enzymes. This chapter can either be read in sequence to expand the chemistry of enzymes or skimmed to consult when specific coenzymes are encountered later. Some [...]
This is an introductory text designed to acquaint undergraduate students with the basic theory and interpretative techniques of infrared spectroscopy. The author also believes that this material would be appropriate as an introductory text at the graduate level for those students lacking a background in the subject. Much of the material in this text has [...]
The two-part, fifth edition of Advanced Organic Chemistry has been substantially revised and reorganized for greater clarity. The material has been updated to reflect advances in the field since the previous edition, especially in computational chemistry. Part B describes the most general and useful synthetic reactions, organized on the basis of reaction type. It can [...]
