Laurence M. Harwood, PhD, is Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Director of the Chemical Analysis Facility, University of Reading, UK.John E. McKendrick, PhD, is Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry and Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at Reading University in the UK.Roger Whitehead is the author of Organic Chemistry at a Glance, published by Wiley.

• Section 1: Atomic Structure. Section 2: Bonding and Molecular Structure.Section 3: Configurational Analysis.Section 3: Structure - Activity.Section 4: Reaction Types.Section 5: Compound Classes

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