Lessons in Organic Chemistry: Part I. Elementary (Classic Reprint) - G. S. Turpin, Paperback

• Release Date   3/1/2018
• ISBN-13   9781330413722 | 978-1-330-41372-2
• ISBN   1330413725 | 1-330-41372-5
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   G. S. Turpin
• Excerpt from Lessons in Organic Chemistry: Part I. ElementaryThe distinction between organic and inorganic chemistry is, then, merely a convenient division of the vast material of the science, and organic chemistry may be defined as the chemistry of the hydrocarbons and their derivatives.Reasons for the separate Study of Organic Chem istry. The reasons which make it convenient still to maintain an artificial separation between inorganic and organic chemistry are chiefly the immense number of organic com pounds known - a number which receives additions every day - and the different character of the problems presented to us by them as compared with the much less numerous and comparatively simple inorganic bodies. In organic chemistry the most important points claiming our attention are the grouping of the atoms present in each compound, and the influence of this grouping on the properties of that compound. We shall find cases where the molecules of two different substances contain exactly similar atoms, and' in the same number, but the different arrangement of the atoms in the two molecules produces bodies with markedly different properties.The name isomerism is given to this phenomenon. Cases of it are almost unknown in inorganic chemistry, but are extremely frequent in organic chemistry see p. 24 for a further account of it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully. any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.