Organic Chemistry For Degree Students: B.Sc. 1st year (Semester-II)

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1: Aromatic Compounds • Introduction • Benzene • Structure of Benzene • Preparation of Benzene • Physical Properties of Benzene • Chemical Properties of Benzene • Orientation and Reactivity in Monosubstituted Benzene • Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Arenes) • Toluene (Methylbenzene) C6H5CH3 • Preparation of Toluene • Physical Properties • Chemical Properties • Electrophilic Substitution Reactions • Reactions of Side Chain • Ozonolysis • Uses • Xylenes (Dimethyl benzene) C6H4CH3)2 • Preparation of Xylenes • Physical Properties • Chemical Properties • Uses • Ethylbenzene, C6H5C2H5 • Styrene (Vinylbenzene) C6H5CH = CH2 • Bi-phenyl, C6H5-C6H5  • Diphenyl Methane
Chapter 2: Alkyl Halides • Introduction • Halogen Derivatives of Alkanes • Halogen Derivatives of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons • Nomenclature • Isomerism  • Methods of Preparation • Reactivity Selectivity Principle  • Allylic Substitution • Structure of Alkyl Halides • Physical Properties • Chemical Properties  • Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions • Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction vs Nucleophilic Elimination Reaction 
Chapter 3: Haloarenes (Aryl Halides) • Introduction • Nomenclature • Methods of Preparation • Physical Properties  • Chemical Properties 
Chapter 4: Alcohols • Introduction • Nomenclature of Alcohols • Isomerism in Alcohols • Methods of Preparation • Structure of Alcohols • Properties of Alcohols • Polyhydroxy Alcohols • Pinacols • Glycerol: Propane- 123 - Triol
Chapter 5: Phenols • Introduction • Phenol • Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions in Benzene by  Replacement of -OH group • Electrophilic Substitution Reactions • Other Reactions of Phenol • Tests of Phenol 
Chapter 6 : Ethers and Epoxides • Introduction • Nomenclature • Isomerism • Methods of Preparation • Structure of Ether • Physical Properties • Chemical Properties • Epoxides (Oxiranes) • Crown Ethers 
Chapter 7 : Aldehydes and Ketones •  Introduction • Nomenclature • Isomerism in Aldehydes and Ketones • Methods of Preparation • Structure of the Carbonyl Group • Physical Properties • Chemical Properties •  Chemical Test to Distinguish Between Aldehydes and Ketones
Chapter 8 : Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones •  Introduction • Benzaldehyde • Reactions of Benzaldehyde Resembling Aliphatic Aldehydes • Reactions of Benzaldehyde Different From Aliphatic Aldehydes • Acetophenone (Methyl phenyl ketone) • Benzophenone (Diphenyl ketone) 
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About the Author:

Dr Aprajita Chauhan obtained her PhD degree in Chemistry from the University of Garhwal in 1989.  The experimental work for the doctoral thesis was carried out at the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She was a Senior Research Fellow under the project sponsored by the Department of Environment and Forests (1985-1988). Dr Chauhan worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Chemistry University of Delhi (1988-1989; 1990-1991) and University of Southampton, U.K. (1989-1990). She was awarded a UGC Research Associateship in 1991 to work with Prof. V.S. Parmar at the University of Delhi.
Dr Chauhan has 15 research papers published in International and National journals of repute. She has participated in various international Symposia and presented a paper in Izmir, Turkey (1988). She has been awarded two Innovation Projects by the University of Delhi (2013-2015 and 2015-2016). Her project on Green Diesel got the award of excellence for best innovative idea at the Antardhwani Exposition. Her current research interests range from the use of enzymes in organic synthesis environmental chemistry to alternative fuels like biodiesel and bioethanol.
Dr Chauhan has over 22 years of experience in teaching organic chemistry to undergraduate students. She is presently an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Sri Aurobindo College (University of Delhi), New Delhi.