Abbreviations Preface Section A - The elements Al The periodic table A2 Electron configuration A3 Isotopes Section B - Chemical bonds and molecular shape Bl Molecular orbi@als B2 Nature of chemical bonding B3 Shapes of some small molecules B4 Drawing chemical structures B5 Cleavage of chemical bonds Section C - Small molecules of biological importance Cl Water C2 Phosphoric acid and phosphates Section D - Carbon, the basis for life on Earth Dl Properties of carbon D2 Naming organic compounds Section E - SD-molecular structure of organic compounds El Isomerism E2 Stereoisomerism E3 Optical activity and resolution Section F - Some metals in biology Fl The early transition metals F2 Iron F3 Magnesium and manganese F4 Cobalt and molybdenum Section G - Molecular interactions Gl Hydrogen bonds G2 Hydrophobic interactions Section H - Common reaction types of carbon based compounds HI Reactive species H2 Classification of organic reactions H3 Factors affecting reactivity Section I - Organic compounds by chemical class 11 Alcohols and related compounds 12 Aldehydes and ketones 13 Carboxylic acids and esters 14 Amines and amides Section J - Aromatic compounds Jl Aromatidty J2 Natural aromatics Section K - Chemical synthesis of biological molecules Kl Peptide synthesis K2 Oligonucleotide synthesis Section L - Aqueous behavior LI Lowry-Bronstead acid and base L2 Dissociation constants of acids and bases L3 Acidity and alkalinity of aqueous solutions L4 Buffers L5 Solubility Section M - Elementary thermodynamics MI Basic concepts M2 First law of thermodynamics M3 Second law of thermodynamics M4 Third law of thermodynamics Section N - Kinetics Nl Introduction N2 Determination of reaction order N3 Molecularity N4 Enzyme kinetics N5 Catalysis and thermodynamic versus kinetic control Section 0 - Spectroscopy 01 The electromagnetic spectrum 02 Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry 03 Fluorescence 04 Infrared spectrophotometry 05 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 06 Mass spectrometry Further reading Index