Organic Chemistry A biological approach /

McMurry, Susan

Organic Chemistry A biological approach / Susan McMurry - Belmont, California : ThomsonBrooks/Cole, c2007 - xxvi, 1015, 55, 27 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

1. Structure and Bonding. 2. Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases. 3. Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry. 4. Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry. 5. An Overview of Organic Reactions. 6. Alkenes and Alkynes. 7. Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes. 8. Aromatic Compounds. 9. Stereochemistry. 10. Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations. 11. Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. 12. Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. 13. Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols; Ethers and Sulfides. A PREVIEW OF CARBONYL CHEMISTRY. 14. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions. 15. Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles. 16. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions. 17. Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution and Condensation Reactions. 18. Amines and Heterocycles. 19. Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. 20. Amino Acid Metabolism. 21. Biomolecules: Carbohydrates. 22. Carbohydrate Metabolism. 23. Biomolecules: Lipids and Their Metabolism. 24. Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids and Their Metabolism.

Introduces a fresh way to teach organic chemistry. This book covers traditional foundations of organic chemistry, enhanced by a consistent integration of biological examples and discussion of the organic chemistry of biological pathways.

9780495015307


CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC -- PROBLEMS, EXERCISES, ETC

QD 251.3 .M36 2007