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Organic Conventions

How to draw organic molecules . . .: Explains the various conventions used in drawing organic molecules.
An introduction to naming organic molecules . . .: A guide to understanding the names of organic compounds, including alkanes, cycloalkanes,alkenes, simple halogen compounds, alcohols, aldehydes and ketones.
More organic names . . .: Explains the naming of carboxylic acids and their salts, esters, acyl chlorides, acid anhydrides, amides, nitriles, amines and amino acids. It assumes that you have already read the introductory page.
Naming aromatic compounds . . .: Looks at the special problems involved in naming compounds containing benzene rings. It assumes that you are familiar with the naming of simple chain compounds.
The use of curly arrows . . .: How to use curly arrows to show the movement of electron pairs or single electrons in reaction mechanisms.