Functional Groups Characteristics and Interconversions: 35 (Oxford Chemistry Primers) - Softcover

Meakins, G. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198558678 ISBN 13: 9780198558675

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1996

Synopsis

The characteristic properties of functional groups and the methods for interconverting them build the foundation of organic chemistry. Information on functional groups may be found in many published texts, but the germane material is usually interspersed with pages of extraneous, often dauntingly complex references. A researcher who needs quick information on ketones, for instance, can spend hours wading through overwhelming data that is only remotely relevant. This primer is a very accessible, succinct and lively reference that adheres to basics-only coverage of the major functional groups. It includes organic halides, organometallic compounds, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, alcohols, ethers, and amines.

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Review

a useful revisionary source of material. (Aslib Book Guide, vol.61, no.12, December 1996.)

Synopsis

The characteristic properties of functional groups and the methods for interconverting them are the foundations of organic chemistry. All first year, undergraduates in chemistry cover this essential subject. Current information on functional groups can be found in modern texts, however these are often long and a student wanting information on a specific area is often faced with twenty or more page references. To work through this number of references without guidance is daunting and often overwhelming for the student. The object of this Primer is to overcome this difficulty by presenting the chemistry of the in a concise and systematic form.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0198558678
• ISBN 13: 9780198558675
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 100