![]() It has grown into the confident basis of vast multinational industries that feed, clothe, and cure millions of people without their even being aware of the role of chemistry in their lives. Organic chemistry began as a tentative attempt to understand the chemistry of life. We, the authors, include ourselves in this generalization, but we are going to show you in this book what enormous strides have been taken in the understanding of organic chemistry since the science came into being in the early years of the nineteenth century. No organic chemist, however brilliant, understands the detailed chemical working of the human mind or body very well. You do not yet understand these processes in your mind as well as you can carry them out in your brain and body. ![]() And you did all that without consciously thinking about it. As you understand, gaps between your brain cells are being bridged by simple organic molecules (neurotransmitter amines) so that nerve impulses can be passed around your brain. When you picked up this book, your muscles were doing chemical reactions on sugars to give you the energy you needed. ![]() ![]() ![]() As you read these words, your eyes are using an organic compound (retinal) to convert visible light into nerve impulses. What is organic chemistry? Organic chemistry and you You are already a highly skilled organic chemist. ![]()
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