This textbook is designed for students of biology, molecular biology,
ecology, medicine, agriculture, forestry and other professions where the
knowledge of organic chemistry plays an important role. The work may
also be of interest to non-professionals, as well as to teachers in high
schools. The book consists of 13 chapters that cover the essentials of
organic chemistry, including - basic principles of structure and
constitution of organic compounds, - the elements of the nomenclature, -
the concepts of the nature of chemical bond, - introductions in NMR and
IR spectroscopy, - the concepts and main classes of the organic reaction
mechanisms, - reactions and properties of common classes or organic
compounds, - and the introduction to the chemistry of the natural
organic products followed by basic principles of the reactions in living
cells.
This second edition includes revisions and suggestions made by the
readers of the first edition and the author's colleagues. In addition,
it includes substantial changes compared to the first edition. The
chapter on Cycloaddition has been completed by including the other
pericyclic reactions (sigmatropic rearrangements, electrocyclic
reactions). The chapter on Organic Natural Products has been extended to
include new section covering the principles of organic synthesis. New
chapter "Organic Supramolecular and Supermolecular Structures" is added.
This chapter covers the basic knowledge about the molecular recognition,
supramolecular structures, and the mechanisms of the enzyme catalyzed
reactions.
