Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: The fundamentals
3: The synthesis and analysis of organic compounds
4: The chemistry of life
5: Pharmaceuticals and medicinal chemistry
6: Pesticides
7: The chemistry of the senses
8: Polymers, plastics and textiles
9: Nanochemistry
References
Further Reading
Index

About the Author

Graham Patrick is a lecturer in Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry at the University of the West of Scotland. He is the author of An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry (OUP, 1995), now in its 5th edition, and An Introduction to Drug Synthesis (OUP, 2015).