Lincomycin 318
Linum usitatissimum 321
Liquorice root 326, 327
Lone pair of electron 7, 22, 83, 100, 147,
152, 168, 236, 249
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) 297–299
Lucas reagent 242
Lupeol 326, 349
Luteolin 367
Lycopene 350
Lysine 179, 182
Magnolol 362
Maleic anhydride 96, 278, 280
Maltose 311, 312
Manihotoxin 321
Mannich reaction 150, 169, 170
Mannose 309
Maranta arundinacea 314
Marantaceae 314
Markovnikov’s rule 200, 201, 204, 208
Marmesin 364
Mass number 18
Matairesinol 361
Matricaria recutita 335, 342
Melatonin 298
Melting point 3, 4
Menthol 333, 334
3-Mercaptopropanol 79
6-Mercaptopurine 163
Mercurinium ion 205, 206
Mescaline 290, 297
Messenger RNA (mRNA) 177
Meso structure 49, 50, 53
meta-Directing 122, 125
Methane 61, 62, 64
Methanol 65, 75, 76
Methicillin 188
Methionine 179, 182
Methylamine 10, 11
2-Methylbutane 62, 63
Methylene (carbene) 192, 212
Methylene chloride (DCM) 70
Methyl orange 15
Methyl shift (alkyl shift) 227, 281, 282
Meyer’s reagent 302
Mineralocorticoid 354, 355
Mitomycin C 32
Molecular orbital 118, 119
Molecular rearrangement 137, 226, 227
Monosaccharide 303–311
Monoterpenes 331–334
Morphine 2, 45, 53, 115, 248, 290, 295,
296
Murexide test 302
Muscarine 289, 301, 302
Mutarotation 307
Myrcene 331
Nandrolone 352, 354
Napthalene 113, 141, 142
1, 4-Napthoquinone 142
Naringenin 366, 367
Natrosol (hydroxyethylcellulose) 316, 317
Natural gas 67, 68
Natural product 283
Natural product library 287
Neolignans 362
Neomycin 317
Neopentane 4
Neutralization (titration) 14
Neutron 17
Newman projection 37, 38
Nicotiana tabacum 292
Nicotine 143, 290–292
Nitration 122, 123, 150, 151, 160, 258,
259
Nitriles 101–103, 215, 239, 245, 263, 264,
277, 278
Nitrobenzene 134–139
Nitronium ion 259
Nitrophenols 130, 131
Nomenclature 62, 63
Nonbonding (lone pair) electrons 22
Nonpolar and polar covalent bonds 26
Nonpolar solvent 5
Noraporphine 289
Norbornene 279, 280
Norethindrone 357
Nortropane 291, 293
Nucleic acids 170–179
Nucleophile 198, 228, 232–265, 272
Nucleophilic acyl substitution 248–254
Nucleophilic addition 111, 211–222
Nucleophilic addition-elimination
217–219, 220–222
Nucleophilicity 236, 237
Nucleophilic substitution 111, 138,
238–254
Nucleoproteins 177
Nucleoside 170, 171, 176
Nucleotide 170–176
Nucleus 17, 18
Octet 22
Octet rule 22
Oestradiol (estradiol) 355, 358
Oestrogen (estrogen) 355, 357, 358
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INDEX
Linum usitatissimum 321
Liquorice root 326, 327
Lone pair of electron 7, 22, 83, 100, 147,
152, 168, 236, 249
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) 297–299
Lucas reagent 242
Lupeol 326, 349
Luteolin 367
Lycopene 350
Lysine 179, 182
Magnolol 362
Maleic anhydride 96, 278, 280
Maltose 311, 312
Manihotoxin 321
Mannich reaction 150, 169, 170
Mannose 309
Maranta arundinacea 314
Marantaceae 314
Markovnikov’s rule 200, 201, 204, 208
Marmesin 364
Mass number 18
Matairesinol 361
Matricaria recutita 335, 342
Melatonin 298
Melting point 3, 4
Menthol 333, 334
3-Mercaptopropanol 79
6-Mercaptopurine 163
Mercurinium ion 205, 206
Mescaline 290, 297
Messenger RNA (mRNA) 177
Meso structure 49, 50, 53
meta-Directing 122, 125
Methane 61, 62, 64
Methanol 65, 75, 76
Methicillin 188
Methionine 179, 182
Methylamine 10, 11
2-Methylbutane 62, 63
Methylene (carbene) 192, 212
Methylene chloride (DCM) 70
Methyl orange 15
Methyl shift (alkyl shift) 227, 281, 282
Meyer’s reagent 302
Mineralocorticoid 354, 355
Mitomycin C 32
Molecular orbital 118, 119
Molecular rearrangement 137, 226, 227
Monosaccharide 303–311
Monoterpenes 331–334
Morphine 2, 45, 53, 115, 248, 290, 295,
296
Murexide test 302
Muscarine 289, 301, 302
Mutarotation 307
Myrcene 331
Nandrolone 352, 354
Napthalene 113, 141, 142
1, 4-Napthoquinone 142
Naringenin 366, 367
Natrosol (hydroxyethylcellulose) 316, 317
Natural gas 67, 68
Natural product 283
Natural product library 287
Neolignans 362
Neomycin 317
Neopentane 4
Neutralization (titration) 14
Neutron 17
Newman projection 37, 38
Nicotiana tabacum 292
Nicotine 143, 290–292
Nitration 122, 123, 150, 151, 160, 258,
259
Nitriles 101–103, 215, 239, 245, 263, 264,
277, 278
Nitrobenzene 134–139
Nitronium ion 259
Nitrophenols 130, 131
Nomenclature 62, 63
Nonbonding (lone pair) electrons 22
Nonpolar and polar covalent bonds 26
Nonpolar solvent 5
Noraporphine 289
Norbornene 279, 280
Norethindrone 357
Nortropane 291, 293
Nucleic acids 170–179
Nucleophile 198, 228, 232–265, 272
Nucleophilic acyl substitution 248–254
Nucleophilic addition 111, 211–222
Nucleophilic addition-elimination
217–219, 220–222
Nucleophilicity 236, 237
Nucleophilic substitution 111, 138,
238–254
Nucleoproteins 177
Nucleoside 170, 171, 176
Nucleotide 170–176
Nucleus 17, 18
Octet 22
Octet rule 22
Oestradiol (estradiol) 355, 358
Oestrogen (estrogen) 355, 357, 358
378
INDEX