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CARBON WAS A BAD IDEA THAT WORKED ANYWAY Organic chemistry is not the study of life. It is the study of carbon's refusal to behave. At some point early in Earth's history, carbon discovered it could bond with itself, repeatedly, in long chains, rings, tangles, knots, and suspiciously elaborate structures that look like molecular calligraphy. This was a mistake-because once carbon learned this trick, everything else had to deal with the consequences. Organic chemistry exists because carbon will not stop forming opinions. Unlike simpler elements that politely form a few predictable compounds and go home, carbon insists on: Making four bonds at once Rearranging them mid-reaction Forming mirror images that look identical but ruin your pharmaceuticals And doing all of this while pretending it's ""just basic valence rules"" This book is not about memorizing reactions. That is what people think organic chemistry is-and why so many of them leave the course emotionally altered.

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