Undergraduate Chemistry Vol. 1

About the Book The book contains inorganic organic and practicals unit of the basic foundation course of B.Sc. (first semester) of Delhi University and other Universities having similar course. It includes atomic structure and chemical bonding under inorganic chemistry section. Basic concepts of structure properties and stereochemistry of organic molecules. It also includes a study of aliphatic hydrocarbons besides a brief and essential description of practicals of this course. The practical course has been added to form it a complete book of first semester course. Contents 1. Atomic Structure 2. Chemical Bonding 3. Structure and Shape of Organic Molecules 4. Electronic Displacements and Reactive Intermediates 5. Strength of Acids and Bases 6. Aromaticity 7. Stereochemistry 8. Aliphatic Hydrocarbons- Alkanes 9. Aliphatic Hydrocarbons- Alkenes 10. Aliphatic Hydrocarbons- Alkynes 11. Inorganic Practicals (Volumetric Analysis) 12.Organic Practicals Detection of Extra Element Index About the Authors Dr.S.C.Datta worked as Associate Professor for 41 years at Hans Raj College University of Delhi and other places in UK and USA. He received his Ph. D. (1970) from University of Delhi while collaborating with Late Professor T.R.Seshadri FRS. He worked as Post doctoral Fellow with Prof.W.Klyne FRS (London) Prof. D H R Barton FRS Nobel Laureate (Imperial College London) Prof. Richard W.Franck FACS (Fordham University NY USA) Prof. Gerald A Salen NJ USA and at Reproductive Biology Deptt. AIIMS New Delhi and Patel Chest Institute Biochemistry Deptt. Delhi University Delhi. He visited Giffu University Japan. He was visiting Professor at Kabul University Afghanistan under UNESCO Programme for faculty improvement. His main interests in research have been in synthesis of natural products and biologically important compounds. He very successfully completed synthesis of antibiotics- tetracycline olivomycin aglycone and molecules playing importan