Organic Chemistry : Problems and Solutions

Contents: 1. Theoretical Aspects of Organic Chemistry. 2. Alkanes. 3. Alkenes. 4. Alkynes and Dienes. 5. Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Benzene Reactions and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution. 6. Alkyl Halides and Aryl Halides. 7. Alcohols. 8. Ethers and Phenols. 9. Aldehydes and Ketones. 10. Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives of Acids. 11. Amines and Diazonium Compounds. 12. Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Peptides and Polymers. 13. Practical Organic Chemistry. Appendix. References. Index.

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