Free chemistry book: Basic Organic Chemistry:A Short Course with Applications
Basic Organic Chemistry:A Short Course with Applications
The main goals of the text are to teach the basic concepts of Organic Chemistry and to show how this very diverse field of study touches our lives in many ways.
Organic chemistry is the study of compounds of carbon. This is a separate
branch of chemistry because of the large numbers of organic compounds and
their occurrences and applications.
Content
Elements and Compounds – Atoms and Molecules
Electron Configuration
Ionic Bonding and the Periodic Table
Covalent Bonding, Electron Configuration, and the Periodic Table
An Orbital Approach to Covalent Bonding
Bonding to Oxygen and Nitrogen
Atomic and Mass Numbers
Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table
Mechanism of Dehydration
Lewis Acids and Bases
Electrophiles and Nucleophiles
An Introduction to Organic Reactions
Halogenation of Alkanes – Reaction Mechanism
Halogenation of Alkanes – Reaction Mechanism
Elimination Reactions to Produce Alkenes:
Reaction Mechanisms
Mechanism of Electrophilic Addition
Addition Reactions of Alkynes
Serendipity in the Discovery of Polymers
Reaction Mechanisms – Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes
IUPAC Nomenclature
Physical Properties – Hydrogen Bonding
Uses of Alcohols, Ethers, and Phenols
Acid Derivatives and Grignard Reagents
