Organic Chemistry, Second Edition

2. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-891389-38-2
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 1066 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 225 mm x 288 mm, Gewicht: 2705 g

This book's mechanistic approach constructs organic chemistry from the ground up, focusing on the points of relativities, whilst still covering organic compound classes in the traditional order. Hundreds of worked examples and student exercises combine with clear writing and a sound pedagogy to make this text an exceptional choice.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sorrell, Thomas N

Sorrell, Tom

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Structures of Organic Molecules.- Bonding in Organic Molecules.- The Conformations of Organic Molecules.- The Stereochemistry of Organic Molecules .- Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms.- Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides.- Substitution Reactions of Alcohols and Related Compounds.- Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides, Alcohols and Related Compounds.- Addition Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes.- Addition Reactions of Conjugated Dienes.- Oxidation and Reduction Reactions.- Free Radicals: Substitution and Addition Reactions.- Proton and Carbon Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.- Determining the Structures of Organic Molecules.- Organometallic Reagents and Chemical Synthesis.- Asymmetric Reactions and Synthesis.- The Chemistry of Benzene and its Derivatives.- Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones.- Addition-Substitution Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones; The Chemistry of Carbohydrates.- Addition-Elimination Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones.- Addition-Elimination Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives.- The Acid-Base Chemistry of Carbonyl Compounds.- The Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of Enolate Ions.- Conjugate Addition Reactions of Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds.- The Chemistry of Polycyclic and Heterocyclic Arenes.- Polymers and Polymerization .- Amino acids, Peptides, and Proteins.- Nucleic acids and Molecular Recognition.

Über Autor(innen)

THOMAS N. SORRELL received a BA in Chemistry from New College, Florida, USA, in 1973 and a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University, USA, in 1977. He subsequently joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, where he has taught and conducted research in Organic and Bioinorganic Chemistry. He has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, and he has authored two textbooks in addition to several dozen research papers.