Essentials of Organic Chemistry

Essentials of Organic Chemistry is an accessible introduction to the subject for students of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry and Biological Chemistry. Designed to provide a thorough grounding in fundamental chemical principles, the book focuses on key elements of organic chemistry and carefully chosen material is illustrated with the extensive use of pharmaceutical and biochemical examples.<br /> <br /> In order to establish links and similarities the book places prominence on principles and deductive reasoning with cross-referencing. This informal text also places the main emphasis on understanding and predicting reactivity rather than synthetic methodology as well as utilising a mechanism based layout and featuring annotated schemes to reduce the need for textual explanations.<br /> * tailored specifically to the needs of students of Pharmacy Medical Chemistry and Biological Chemistry<br /> * numerous pharmaceutical and biochemical examples<br /> * mechanism based layout<br /> * focus on principles and deductive reasoning<br /> <br /> This will be an invaluable reference for students of Pharmacy Medicinal and Biological Chemistry.