Functional Groups, Isomers and Principles of StereochemistryThis volume provides a systematic, comprehensive, and easy to understand background material on functional groups and isomerism for formal courses in pharmacy and medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, clinical biology or biochemistry, as well as to practitioners. This textbook is comprised of two parts: the first part focuses on organic functional groups, paying attention to the IUPAC nomenclature for naming organic compounds, and to the physical and