Organic Chemistry Openstax

Changes made in chemistry 2e are described in the preface to help instructors transition to the second edition.

Organic chemistry openstax. Complementary general chemistry question banks can be found for other textmaps and can be accessed here. Textbook content produced by openstax is licensed under a creative commons attribution license 4 0 license. Organic chemistry exercises these are homework exercises to accompany the textmap created for chemistry by openstax. The openstax name openstax logo openstax book covers openstax cnx name and openstax cnx logo are not subject to the creative commons license and may not be reproduced without the prior and express written consent of rice university.

Living things are composed of organic molecules primarily made up of the elements carbon and hydrogen. Atoms first 2e is a peer reviewed openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between openstax and the university of connecticut and uconn undergraduate student government association. Div class nojs p you must enable javascript in order to use this site p div. The first edition of chemistry by openstax is available in web view here.

This textbook was written to increase student access to high quality learning materials maintaining highest standards of academic rigor at little to no cost. The existence of so many organic molecules is a consequence of the ability of carbon atoms to form up to four. This text is an atoms first adaptation of openstax chemistry 2e the intention of atoms first involves a few basic principles. The largest database 1 of organic compounds lists about 10 million substances which include compounds originating from living organisms and those synthesized by chemists.

Welcome to chemistry 2e an openstax resource. Today organic compounds are key components of plastics soaps perfumes sweeteners fabrics pharmaceuticals and many other substances that we use every day. The value to us of organic compounds ensures that organic chemistry is an important discipline within the general field of chemistry. Substantial improvements have been made in the figures illustrations and example exercises that support the text narrative.

Polar substances mix with other polar substances. Openstax is a nonprofit based at rice university and it s our mission to improve student access to education. First it introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach and it threads these themes through subsequent chapters. The intention of atoms first involves a few basic principles.