A Textbook of Organic Chemistry for IIT JEE 01 by Arihant Prakashan is one of the most important books that catalyzes your way to quick learning and mastering the entire JEE syllabus for Organic Chemistry. All the basic concepts are covered well in this book with clear and crisp discussions. The day-wise learning modules form the highlight of Arihant Chemistry books. They also include the latest trends of questions asked in IIT JEE as well as previous years’ questions across a wide range of difficulty levels for all types of students.

Topics covered in the book are:

• Bonding in Organic Compounds

• Purification and Elemental Analysis

• Nomenclature of Organic Compounds

• Mechanism of Organic Reactions

• Alkanes

• Alkenes, Alkynes, Alkyl Halides, and Monohydric Alcohols

• Ethers, Oxiranes and Polyhydric Alcohols

• Aldehydes and Ketones

• Carboxylic Acids

• Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids

• Amines

• Amino Acids

• Carbohydrates

• Aromatic Compounds

• Cycloalkanes

• Functional Group Analysis

Arihant Chemistry focuses on objective-type questions, as these are the type of questions in IIT JEE and other engineering entrance exams. There are solved examples with illustration in all the chapters as well as a Chapter Proficiency test at the end of each chapter. Such aids are quite handy when you are preparing for any of the other engineering entrance examinations.

Though it is a much-recommended book by Askiitians, Arihant Organic Chemistry does miss out on the detailed explanation of the concepts.

Other Organic Chemistry books you may want to buy are:

• O.P. Tandon

• Paula Bruice Yurkanis

• Morrison & Boyd

• Solomons

• L. Finar

• Bahl & Bahl

• Peter Sykes

• J.D. March

• M. S. Chauhan