Introduction to the chemistry of life : organic chemistry / Harland D. Embree.
"This book presents an introduction to the chemistry of life. It contains those facts and generalizations of organic chemistry that are both a fascinating object for study and also the basis for biochemistry. Without a firm foundation in organic chemistry (which itself is based on general chemi...
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Reading, Massachusett :
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company,
[1968]
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| Series: | Addison-Wesley series in chemistry.
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Table of Contents:
- The nature of organic compounds
- Saturated hydrocarbons : the alkanes
- Unsaturated hydrocarbons : alkenes and alkynes
- Aromatic hydrocarbons : benzene and related compounds
- Alcohols, phenols, and ethers
- Organic acids
- The chemistry of fats
- Amines
- Carbonyl compounds
- Polymers
- Stereoisomers.