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- Simple and original explanation of the phenomena of chemical bond, molecular structure and reaction mechanisms
- The text is organized in such a way that students can simultaneously understand both approaches to organic chemistry, the classification of organic compounds and the classifications of organic reactions
- Simple schemes with consistent use of colored labels within the structural formulas
- Extension of the principles of organic reaction mechanism to the processes in living organisms
- Text affords some details in historical development of chemistry and stimulates the discussion about the relation between molecular complexity and evolution
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
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“This concise book will be useful for students who need to learn the fundamentals of organic chemistry and how it pertains to biochemistry and biology. … This content is a good primer for those about to take a biochemistry course. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and Upper-division undergraduates; professionals/practitioners.” (C. E. Stilts, Choice, Vol. 52 (5), January, 2015)Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoj Vančik
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Basic Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
Authors: Hrvoj Vančik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07605-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36156-7Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-07605-8Published: 26 June 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 179
Number of Illustrations: 280 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedicine general, Life Sciences, general, Organic Chemistry