Abbreviations
Preface
Section A - The elements
Al The periodic table
A2 Electron configuration
A3 Isotopes
Section B - Chemical bonds and molecular shape
Bl
Molecular orbi@als
B2 Nature of chemical bonding
B3 Shapes of some small molecules
B4 Drawing chemical structures
B5 Cleavage of chemical bonds
Section C - Small molecules of biological importance
Cl Water
C2 Phosphoric acid and phosphates
Section D - Carbon, the basis for life on Earth
Dl Properties of carbon
D2 Naming organic compounds
Section E - SD-molecular structure of organic compounds
El
Isomerism
E2
Stereoisomerism
E3
Optical activity and resolution
Section F - Some metals in biology
Fl
The early transition metals
F2
Iron
F3 Magnesium and manganese
F4 Cobalt and molybdenum
Section G - Molecular interactions
Gl
Hydrogen bonds
G2 Hydrophobic interactions
Section H - Common reaction types of carbon based compounds
HI
Reactive species
H2 Classification of organic reactions
H3 Factors affecting reactivity
Section I - Organic compounds by chemical class
11
Alcohols and related compounds
12
Aldehydes and ketones
13
Carboxylic acids and esters
14
Amines and amides
Section J - Aromatic compounds
Jl
Aromatidty
J2
Natural aromatics
Section K - Chemical synthesis of biological molecules
Kl
Peptide synthesis
K2 Oligonucleotide synthesis
Section L - Aqueous behavior
LI
Lowry-Bronstead acid and base
L2
Dissociation constants of acids and bases
L3
Acidity and alkalinity of aqueous solutions
L4
Buffers
L5
Solubility
Section M - Elementary thermodynamics
MI Basic concepts
M2 First law of thermodynamics
M3 Second law of thermodynamics
M4 Third law of thermodynamics
Section N - Kinetics
Nl Introduction
N2 Determination of reaction order
N3 Molecularity
N4 Enzyme kinetics
N5 Catalysis and thermodynamic versus kinetic control
Section 0 - Spectroscopy
01 The electromagnetic spectrum
02 Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry
03 Fluorescence
04 Infrared spectrophotometry
05 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
06 Mass spectrometry
Further reading
Index