Leffler, John E. <br/><br/>
A short course in modern organic chemistry / 
John E. Leffler 
 - New York :  The Macmillan Company,  c1973 
 - xvii, 361 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- 1. Ionic and covalent compounds -- 2. Acids and bases -- 3. Isomers and the structure of molecules -- 4. Alkanes and cycloalkanes -- 5. Small rings, alkenes and alkynes -- 6. Aromatic hydrocarbons -- 7. Alcohols, ethers, and phenols -- 8. Aldehydes, ketones and quinones -- 9. optical isomerism -- 10. Carboxylic acids, esters, and related compounds -- 11. Nitrogen compounds -- 12. Introduction to large molecules -- 13. Carbohydrates -- 14. Polyamides, polypeptides, and proteins -- 15. Nucleic Acids -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Organic chemistry is the chemistry of the element carbon and its compounds. The other elements most frequently found in carbon compounds are hydrogen. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHEMISTRY -- ORGANIC
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QD 25.2 .L44 1973