An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon
Or Organic Chemistry (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon: Or Organic Chemistry<br><br>This book is intended for those who are beginning the subject. For this reason, special care has been taken to select for treatment such compounds as best serve to make clear the fundamental principles. General relations as illustrated by special cases are discussed rather more fully than is customary in books of the same size; and, on the other hand, the number of compounds taken up is smaller than usual. The author has endeavored to avoid dogmatism, and to lead the student, through a careful study of the facts, to see for himself the reasons for adopting the prevalent views in regard to the structure of the compounds of carbon. Whenever a new formula is presented, the reasons for using it are given so that it may afterward be used intelligently. It is believed that the book is adapted to the needs of all students of chemistry, whether they intend to follow the pure science, or to deal with it in its applications to the arts, medicine, etc. It is difficult to see how, without some such general introductory study, the technical chemist and the student of' medicine can comprehend what is usually put before them under the heads of "Applied Organic Chemistry" and "Medical Chemistry."<br><br>Without some direct contact with the compounds considered, it is difficult to get a clear idea regarding them and their changes. A course of properly selected experiments, illustrating the methods used in preparing the principal classes of compounds, and the fundamental reactions involved in their transformations, wonderfully facilitates the study.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This 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.