Organic Chemistry - (Second Edition)

Author: Chu Yuxia
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is a national-level planning textbook for the "11th Five-Year Plan" of general higher education, revised based on the teaching practice of the original edition and extensive feedback from using schools. The book consists of sixteen chapters, covering main topics such as alkanes, unsaturated hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, nitrogen-containing compounds, heterocyclic compounds, carbohydrates, enantiomers, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, and an introduction to polymer compounds. Based on the educational objectives and requirements of higher vocational education, the book emphasizes the practicality, applicability, and operability of the content. Additionally, each chapter includes a study guide, thinking and exercises, key points, and problems to help readers review, summarize, and reinforce their knowledge. To broaden learners' knowledge, the author has also included reading materials on new knowledge and advancements in the forefront of organic chemistry at the end of each chapter. The textbook is rich in content, with a high information density, concise language, and easy-to-understand explanations. It adopts the terminology, symbols, and units specified by current national standards, and the nomenclature of compounds follows the principles proposed by IUPAC and the Chinese Chemical Society, reflecting scientific rigor and modernity. This book can serve as a teaching material for chemistry, chemical engineering, textile, pharmaceutical, and analytical testing majors in secondary vocational colleges, higher vocational colleges, adult colleges, private colleges, and undergraduate universities. It can also be used as a textbook for five-year vocational programs in related fields and as a reference for professionals working in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related technical fields.