A Concise Text-Book of Organic Chemistry

The Commonwealth and International Library: Chemistry Division

C. G. Lyons, S. McLintock, Nora H. Lumb

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780080106571
• eBook ISBN: 9781483139043
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

A Concise Text-Book of Organic Chemistry is a handy guide for chemistry students preparing for Advanced Level certificates. The nature of organic chemistry, compared with that of inorganic chemistry, is basically the chemistry of carbon. The book focuses on the arrangements and changes of the atoms inside the carbon molecules. The molecular formulas of organic compounds are therefore studied, including alkanes and their derivatives known as aliphatic or fatty acids, as well as the hydrocarbons of the benzene series and derivatives known as the aromatic compounds. The aliphatic amines as derivatives of ammonia resulting from the substitution of the hydrogen atoms by alkyl groups are described. The formula for methane, although at present is convenient for general purposes, is shown to be not a true representative of the actual arrangement in which four H radicals are grouped around the carbon atom. Castor oil, linseed, and other drying oils are also examined in terms of their glyceride (of other long chain unsaturated acids) content. Carbohydrates, divided as monosaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycosides, are discussed as to their empirical composition. The several methods and reagents for synthesizing organic compounds are explained, using the simple aliphatic organic compounds as an example. The aromatic series of organic compounds, such as the benzene series of hydrocarbons, and the aromatic sulfonic acids, phenols, and ethers are then analyzed. This book is suitable for students of organic chemistry and for those preparing for tests in the General Certificate of Education and for the Ordinary National Certificate. Readers related to agricultural, medical, pharmaceutical, and technological and technical courses can find this guide relevant.

Table of contents

• Font Cover
• A Concise Text-Book of Organic Chemistry
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• a note to the student about how to use this book
• Chapter 1. THE NATURE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
• Chapter 2. THE ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
• Chapter 3. HALOGEN DERIVATIVES OF THE PARAFFIN HYDROCARBONS
• Chapter 4. THE ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS AND ETHERS
• Chapter 5. AMINO AND NITRO COMPOUNDS
• Chapter 6. THE ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
• Chapter 7. THE ALIPHATIC ACIDS
• Chapter 8. DERIVATIVES OF THE ALIPHATIC ACIDS
• Chapter 9. HALOGEN, HYDROXY, ALDEHYDIC, KETONIC AND AMINO-ACIDS
• Chapter 10. THE DIBASIC ACIDS
• Chapter 11. STEREOCHEMISTRY — OPTICAL ISOMERISM
• Chapter 12. UNSATURATED ACIDS — GEOMETRICAL ISOMERISM
• Chapter 13. CARBOHYDRATES
• Chapter 14. SYNTHETIC PROCESSES IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
• Chapter 15. THE AROMATIC SERIES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
• Chapter 16. THE AROMATIC NITRO, AMINO AND DIAZO COMPOUNDS
• Chapter 17. THE AROMATIC SULPHONIC ACIDS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
• Chapter 18. THE AROMATIC HALOGEN DERIVATIVES, ALCOHOLS, ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
• Chapter 19. THE AROMATIC ACIDS AND HYDROXY ACIDS
• Chapter 20. OTHER RING SYSTEMS
• APPENDIX 1: TYPES OF ISOMERISM
• APPENDIX 2: THE COMMONER NAMED REACTIONS
• APPENDIX 3: RECOGNITION OF SOME COMMON FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
• INDEX