Organic Chemistry provides a comprehensive discussion of the basic principles of organic chemistry in their relation to a host of other fields in both physical and biological sciences. This book is written based on the premise that there are no shortcuts in organic chemistry, and that understanding and mastery cannot be achieved without devoting adequate time and attention to the theories and concepts of the discipline. It lays emphasis on connecting the basic principles of organic chemistry to real world challenges that require analysis, not just recall.

1. Structure and Bonding in Organic Compounds 2. Part I: Functional Groups and Their Properties 2. Part II: Identification of Functional Groups by Infrared Spectroscopy 3. Introduction to Organic Reaction Mechanisms 4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Structures and Reactions 5. Alkenes Structures and Properties 6. Alkenes: Addition Reactions 7. Alkynes 8. Stereochemistry 9. Haloalkanes and Alcohols Introduction to Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions 10. Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions 11. Conjugated Alkenes and Allylic Systems 12. Arenes and Aromaticity 13. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution 14. Methods for Structure Determination Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry 15. Alcohols: Reactions and Synthesis 16. Ethers and Epoxides 17. Organometallic Chemistry of Transition Metal Elements and Introduction to Retrosynthesis 18. Aldehydes and Ketones 19. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions 20. Carboxylic Acids 21. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 22. Condensation Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds 23. Amines and Amides 24. Aryl Halides, Phenols, and Anilines 25. Pericyclic Reactions 26. Carbohydrates 27. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 28. Synthetic Polymers