PART 1
1. Structures of Carbon Compounds 1
2. Experimentation 8
3. Alkanes 22
4. Alkenes 38
5. Alkynes 69
6. Petroleum 77
7. Alcohols 85
8. Halogen Compounds 115
9. Carboxylic Acids 128
10. Aldehydes and Ketones 152
11. Amines 178
12. Stereochemistry 196
13. Ring Formation and Stability 235
14. Carbohydrates 258
15. Lipids 286
16. Proteins 298
17. Metabolism and Biosynthesis 324
18. Aromatic Structure and Substi-tution 332
19. Aromatic Hydrocarbons 354
20. Nitro Compounds and Sulfonic Acids 375
21. Aryl Amines 392
22. Phenols 416
23. Aryl Halides 430
24. Aromatic Carboxylic Acids 437
25. Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones 446
26. Quinones 458
27. Naphthalene 470
28. Polynuclear Hydrocarbons 485
PART 2
1. Cosmene 499
2. Cumulenes 501
3. Uric Acid 503
4. The Pelletierines 506
5. Thioctic Acid (a-Lipoic acid) 509
6. Natural Acetylenic Acids 511
7. Nepetalactone 513
8. Cantharidin 516
9. Medium Size Rings(C8-C12) 520
10. Synthesis of Sucrose 525
11. Correlation of Configurations 529
12. Bacterial Lipids 532
13. Azaserine 536
14. Oxytocin,A Peptide Hormone 538
15. Specificity of Enzyme Action 540
16. Photosynthesis 543
17. Chloramphenicol,a Problem 547
18. Urushiol 548
19. Sorbicillin 550
20. Structural Relations of Natural Products 553
21. Hooker Oxidation 557
22. Rhodomycin 560
23. Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons 563
24.Synthetic Alizarin 568
Answers to Problems 576
Author Index 591
Subject Index 597