Paul M. Dewick

Essentials of Organic Chemistry

For Students of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry and Biological Chemistry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essentials of Organic Chemistry provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of the subject needed by pharmacy, medicinal and biological chemistry students taking organic chemistry courses. Focusing on the key elements relevant to your students, material is carefully chosen and explained with the extensive use of pharmaceutical and biochemical examples designed to provide a thorough grounding in fundamental chemical principles. Selection of these topics and their application to biological systems differentiates this book from current organic chemistry textbooks on the market.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14501665000
• Seitenzahl: 710
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 195mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1680g
• ISBN-13: 9780470016657
• ISBN-10: 0470016655
• Artikelnr.: 20801047

Autorenporträt

Dr Paul Dewick, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottigham NG7 2RD Paul Dewick is the author of the successful Medicinal Natural Product, 2/E and is a well-respected academic within his field.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. Molecular representations and nomenclature. 2. Atomic structure and bonding. 3. Stereochemistry. 4. Acids and bases. 5. Reaction mechanisms. 6. Nucleophilic reactions: nucleophilic substitution. 7. Nucleophilic reactions of carbonyl groups. 8. Electrophilic reactions. 9. Radical reactions. 10. Nucleophilic reactions involving enolate anions. 11. Heterocycles. 12. Carbohydrates. 13. Amino acids, peptides and proteins. 14. Nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids. 15. The organic chemistry of intermediary metabolism. 16. How to approach examination questions: selected problems and answers. Index.