CONTENTS 



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LIST OF SYNTHETICAL PRODUCTS xiii 



ABBREVIATED TITLES OF PUBLICATIONS QUOTED xv 



INTRODUCTORY 1 



I. HISTORICAL 1 



II. NATURE OF THE COMPOUNDS REGISTERED AS VITAL PRODUCTS ... 8 



III. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FROM THE BIOCENTRIO STANDPOINT .... 6 



IV. CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS FROM THE BIOCENTRIC STANDPOINT .... 9 

 V. ADVANTAGES OF THE BIOCENTRIC TREATMENT or SYNTHETICAL CHEMISTRY 14 



HYDROCARBONS 21 



ALCOHOLS AND TERPENE ALCOHOLS 40 



KETONE ALCOHOLS 93 



GLYCOLS AND POLYHYDRIC ALCOHOLS 95 



AROMATIC ALCOHOLS AND PHENOLS ' . . .107 



ALDEHYDES AND KETONES : FATTY GROUP 169 



AROMATIC ALDEHYDES AND KETONES 205 



CARBOHYDRATES AND GLUCOSIDES 242 



SULPHUR COMPOUNDS 251 



CYANOGEN COMPOUNDS 262 



APPENDIX 



CAMPHOR AND TERPENE GROUP . 271 



FLAVONE GROUP 275 



INDEX 295 



ERRATA AND CORRIGENDA . . . 339 



