This organic chemistry reference helps readers see organic chemistry as an interesting and exciting science-and encourages the development of critical-thinking skills. Electronic Structure and Covalent Bonding; Acids and Bases; An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Representation of Structure; Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and an Introduction to Reactivity; The Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes: An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis; Isomers and Stereochemistry; Delocalized Electrons and their Effect on Stability, Reactivity, and pKabull; Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy; Aromaticity bull; Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes; Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides; Reactions of Alcohols, Amines, Ethers, and Epoxides; Carbonyl Compounds I: Nucleophilic Acid Substitution; Carbonyl Compounds II: Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones bull; More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives; Carbonyl Compounds III: Reactions at the - Carbon; Determining the Structures of Organic Compounds; The Organic Chemistry of Carbohydrates; The Organic Chemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; How Enzymes Catalyze Reactions bull; The Organic Chemistry of Vitamins; The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways; The Organic Chemistry of Lipids; The Chemistry of Nucleic Acids; The Organic Chemistry of Drugs. A useful reference for chemistry professionals or anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of organic chemistry.