Principles of Pharmaceutical Organic chemistry

This book delves into all major concepts in organic pharmaceuticals, includes all the changes, modifications and revisions made to the syllabi of various Indian universities catering to needs of undergraduate students of pharmacy and science. The book covers fundamentals of organic chemistry and progressively discusses topics that are more complex. Organic reactions are explained concisely with their reaction mechanisms in an easy to understand manner. Graphical presentation of information is provided to facilitate understanding and assimilation of critical concepts. A number of practice questions at the end of each chapter are included to facilitate revision. The questions are selected from various university examinations. Contents: 1. Atomic Structure 2. Chemical Bonding and Hybridisation 3. Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds 4. Electron Displacement Effects 5. Reactive Intermediates 6. Classification and Nomenclature of Organic Compounds 7. Principles of Isomerism 8. Chemistry of Alkanes 9. Chemistry of Alkenes 10. Chemistry of Alkynes 11. Chemistry of Dienes 12. Chemistry of Cycloalkanes 13. Chemistry of Alkyl Halides 14. Alcohols 15. Chemistry of Ethers and Epoxides 16. Chemistry of Benzene and Aromaticity 17. Chemistry of Aryl Halides 18. Aromatic Sulphonic Acids 19. Chemistry of Aldehydes and Ketones 20. Carboxylic Acids 21. Chemistry of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 22. Chemistry of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds 23. Chemistry of Phenols 24. hemistry of Amines 25. Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds 26. Carbohydrates 27. Phase-Transfer Catalysis. About the Author: Rama Rao Nadendla is Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, Acharya Nagarjuna University and Principal at Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chalapathi Nagar, Lam, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh). He has 26 years of teaching and research experience. He secured Gold Medal in B.Pharmacy Examination from Gulbarga University, Gulbarga. He obtained M.Pharm with distinction from BITS, Pilani and Ph.D from JNTU, Hyderabad. He acts on the Editorial Advisory Board Member of International Journal of Pharmaceutical Excipients and Chief Editor of Journal of Pharmaceutical Technolgy and Research. He was the recipient of Professor M.L. Khorana Memorial Best Research Paper Award from IJPSC in 2001. He has authored “Medicinal Chemistry, Second Edition” published by PharmaMed Press, Hyderabad.