Organic chemistry began making progress in the early 80s when a chemist decided to experiment with soup. From here other chemist have added to the organic database by performing their own research. What is accepted as knowledge in organic chemistry comes from experiments that have a definite(or indefinite) outcome. This is shown in many introductory level textbooks. They are designed in a way that tells the story of organic chemistry, which seems to be the universal way to understanding the chemistry behind biological phenomena. From this small scope authors use ethos, showing how chemist use this fundamental concept, in order to build and gather new knowledge in the field.
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There is a universal organic dictionary that the authors of introductory textbooks, as well as chemists, use to communicate information from one to another. This dictionary has been built overtime, and includes terms that describe in detail either a molecule, or an interaction between molecules. It is assumed that one who is reading the organic chemical text knows the basics that are taught in other fields of chemistry, but sometimes authors may provide a brief definition of a ambiguous terms. A good example of this is in Loudons Introduction to organic chemistry book, where he goes into brief detail about hybridization, when referencing how two certain molecules bond. |