Includes index.

Machine derived contents note: 1. Structure and Bonding. 2. Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases. 3. Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry. 4. Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry. 5. Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers. 6. An Overview of Organic Reactions. 7. Alkenes and Alkynes. 8. Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes. 9. Aromatic Compounds. 10. Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. 11. Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. 12. Organohalides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations. 13. Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols; Ethers and Sulfides. A PREVIEW OF CARBONYL CHEMISTRY. 14. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions. 15. Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles. 16. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions. 17. Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution and Condensation Reactions. 18. Amines and Heterocycles. 19. Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. 20. Amino Acid Metabolism. 21. Biomolecules: Carbohydrates. 22. Carbohydrate Metabolism. 23. Biomolecules: Lipids and Their Metabolism. 24. Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids and Their Metabolism. 25. Secondary Metabolites: An Introduction to Natural Products Chemistry.

McMurry focuses almost exclusively on chemical reactions with direct counterparts in biological chemistry, in this text for students in the life sciences. Coverage encompasses traditional foundations of organic chemistry, common laboratory reactions and their biological counterparts, and the main classes of biomolecules and their major metabolic pathways. Worked examples, visualizing chemistry problems, and color diagrams are included. Chapter introductions explain why the material is important.