October 2004
Intermediate to advanced
527 pages
13h 50m
English
| absolute configuration | the three-dimensional structure of a chiral compound. The configuration is designated by R or S. |
| absorption band | a peak in a spectrum that occurs as a result of absorption of energy. |
| acetal | |
| acetoacetic ester synthesis | synthesis of a methyl ketone using ethyl acetoacetate as the starting material. |
| achiral (optically inactive) | an achiral molecule has a superimposable mirror image and does not rotate the plane of polarized light. |
| acid | a substance that donates a proton or accepts a pair of electrons. |
| acid anhydride | |
| acid-base reaction | a reaction in which an acid donates a proton to a base. |
| acid ... |
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