Polymerization 106, 110
Polypeptide 180
Polysaccharide 303, 304, 314–317
Polystyrene 106
Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) 110
Potassium permanganate 265, 268, 269
Prednisone 356, 359
Pregnane 353
Primary (1
) amine 82
Primary (1
) carbon 65
Primary structure (DNA) 173
Proanthocyanidin 368
Procumbine 330
Procyclidine hydrochloride 292
Progesterone 325, 358
Progestins 357, 358
Proline 179, 182
Prontosil 186
Propane 38
Propagation (radical chain
propagation) 192, 193, 203
Propanoic acid (propionic acid) 90
Propanol 74, 75, 205, 206, 208, 214, 226,
269
Propene 206, 208, 209, 226, 228
Propenoic acid (Acrylic acid) 90
Propylene glycol 75
Propylene oxide 81
Propyne 202
Proscillaridin A 328
Protecting group 221
Protic acid 8, 10
Protic solvent 234, 237
Proteins 180, 182, 279
Proton 17
Prozac (Fluoxetine) 55
Prunasin 321
Prunus amygdalus 321
Purine 143, 163, 164, 290, 300–302
Psilocybe cubensis 298
Psilocybin 290, 298
Psoralen 363, 364
Pyran 306
Pyranose 306
Pyrazine 161
Pyrazole 145, 155, 158–160
Pyridiazine 161
Pyridine 114, 143, 152–155, 290–294
Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) 269,
270
Pyridinium ion 153
Pyrimidine 143, 160–162
Pyridotriazine 152
Pyrrole 114, 145–152, 291, 292
Pyrrolidine 146, 291–293
Pyrrolizidine 291
Quaternary (4
) carbon 65
Quaternary (4
) ammonium cation 82
Quercetin 129, 321, 360, 367
Quillaia bark 326, 350
Quillaja saponaria 350
Quinidine 291, 294, 295
Quinine 165, 295
Quinoline 145, 165–168, 291, 294, 295
(R) and (S) system 47
Racemic mixture 45, 53–57
Racemization 234
Radical 22, 222
Radical chain reactions 192–196, 203, 204
Radical reactions 191, 192–196, 203, 204
Radical halogenation 192–196, 203, 204
Radical inhibitors 196, 197
Radical substitution reaction 192–194
Rate-determining step 223, 233
Rate of solution 5
Raffinose 303
Ranunculaceae 300, 327
Reaction 60
Receptor 31
Reducing agent 265, 272, 275
Reducing sugar 309, 312, 313
Reduction reactions 191, 271–278
Reductive amination 84, 89
Regioselective reaction 200–202
Regioselectivity 228
Regiospecific reaction 200, 204, 205
Reimer-Tiemann reaction 134
Reserpine 289, 290
Resolution of a racemic mixture 56, 57
Resonance 117
Resonance energy or stabilization
energy 118, 120
Resonance effect 122, 124, 125
Retinal 351
Retinol 351
Rhamnus purshianus 323
Rhein 322
Rheum palmatum 324
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) 177
Ring-flip 41, 42
Rhodopsin 351
Ribose 170, 305
Rivea corymbosa 298
RNA (ribonucleic acid) 177
Robinson-Gabriel synthesis 156, 157
Rod 351
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INDEX
Polypeptide 180
Polysaccharide 303, 304, 314–317
Polystyrene 106
Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) 110
Potassium permanganate 265, 268, 269
Prednisone 356, 359
Pregnane 353
Primary (1
) amine 82
Primary (1
) carbon 65
Primary structure (DNA) 173
Proanthocyanidin 368
Procumbine 330
Procyclidine hydrochloride 292
Progesterone 325, 358
Progestins 357, 358
Proline 179, 182
Prontosil 186
Propane 38
Propagation (radical chain
propagation) 192, 193, 203
Propanoic acid (propionic acid) 90
Propanol 74, 75, 205, 206, 208, 214, 226,
269
Propene 206, 208, 209, 226, 228
Propenoic acid (Acrylic acid) 90
Propylene glycol 75
Propylene oxide 81
Propyne 202
Proscillaridin A 328
Protecting group 221
Protic acid 8, 10
Protic solvent 234, 237
Proteins 180, 182, 279
Proton 17
Prozac (Fluoxetine) 55
Prunasin 321
Prunus amygdalus 321
Purine 143, 163, 164, 290, 300–302
Psilocybe cubensis 298
Psilocybin 290, 298
Psoralen 363, 364
Pyran 306
Pyranose 306
Pyrazine 161
Pyrazole 145, 155, 158–160
Pyridiazine 161
Pyridine 114, 143, 152–155, 290–294
Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) 269,
270
Pyridinium ion 153
Pyrimidine 143, 160–162
Pyridotriazine 152
Pyrrole 114, 145–152, 291, 292
Pyrrolidine 146, 291–293
Pyrrolizidine 291
Quaternary (4
) carbon 65
Quaternary (4
) ammonium cation 82
Quercetin 129, 321, 360, 367
Quillaia bark 326, 350
Quillaja saponaria 350
Quinidine 291, 294, 295
Quinine 165, 295
Quinoline 145, 165–168, 291, 294, 295
(R) and (S) system 47
Racemic mixture 45, 53–57
Racemization 234
Radical 22, 222
Radical chain reactions 192–196, 203, 204
Radical reactions 191, 192–196, 203, 204
Radical halogenation 192–196, 203, 204
Radical inhibitors 196, 197
Radical substitution reaction 192–194
Rate-determining step 223, 233
Rate of solution 5
Raffinose 303
Ranunculaceae 300, 327
Reaction 60
Receptor 31
Reducing agent 265, 272, 275
Reducing sugar 309, 312, 313
Reduction reactions 191, 271–278
Reductive amination 84, 89
Regioselective reaction 200–202
Regioselectivity 228
Regiospecific reaction 200, 204, 205
Reimer-Tiemann reaction 134
Reserpine 289, 290
Resolution of a racemic mixture 56, 57
Resonance 117
Resonance energy or stabilization
energy 118, 120
Resonance effect 122, 124, 125
Retinal 351
Retinol 351
Rhamnus purshianus 323
Rhein 322
Rheum palmatum 324
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) 177
Ring-flip 41, 42
Rhodopsin 351
Ribose 170, 305
Rivea corymbosa 298
RNA (ribonucleic acid) 177
Robinson-Gabriel synthesis 156, 157
Rod 351
380
INDEX