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This bestseller helps readers master basic skills with its clear and easy-to-follow presentation of key concepts. It focuses on the important ideas of organic chemistry and backs them up with illustrations and challenging problems. The authors' acclaimed writing style makes this thorny subject easy to grasp and comprehend. The new edition brings the book to the forefront of the latest research developments. Table Of Contents Carbon Compounds and Chemical Bonds Representative Carbon Compounds: Functional Groups, Intermolecular Forces, and Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy An Introduction to Organic Reactions: Acids and Bases Alkanes: Nomenclature, Conformational Analysis, and an Introduction to Synthesis Stereochemistry: Chiral Molecules Ionic Reactions-Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides Alkenes and Alkynes I: Properties and Synthesis, Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides. Alkenes and Alkynes II: Addition Reactions Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry: Tools for Structure Determination Radical Reactions Alcohols and Ethers Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds. Oxidation-Reduction and Organometallic Compounds Conjugated Unsaturated Systems Aromatic Compounds Reactions of Aromatic Compounds Aldehydes and Ketones I: Nucleophilic Addition to the Carbonyl Group Aldehydes and Ketones II: Aldol Reactions Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives. Nucleotide Addition-Elimination at the Acyl Carbon Synthesis and Reactions of - Dicarbonyl Compounds: More Chemistry of Enolate Ions. Amines Phenols and Aryl Halides: Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Carbohydrates Lipids Amino Acids and Proteins Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis Answers to Selected Problems Glossary Photo and Illustration Credits Index