ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Part 1 An Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry
1. Remembering General Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Bonding
2. Acids and Bases: Central to Understanding Organic Chemistry
3. An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Representation of Structure
Part Two Electrophilic Addition Reactions, Stereochemistry, and Electron Delocalization
4. Isomers: The Arrangement of Atoms in Space
5. Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, and an Introduction to Reactivity • Thermodynamics and Kinetics
6. The Reactions of Alkenes: The Stereochemistry of Addition Reactions
7. The Reactions of Alkynes: An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis
8. Delocalized Electrons and Their Effect on Stability, pKa, and the Products of a Reaction
Part Three Substitution and Elimination Reactions
9. Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides
10. Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides • Competition between Substitution and Elimination
11. Reactions of Alcohols, Ethers, Amines, Thiols, and Thioethers
12. Organometallic Compounds
13. Radicals • Reactions of Alkanes
Part Four Identification of Organic Compounds
14. Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, and Ultraviolet/ Visible Spectroscopy
15. NMR Spectroscopy
Part 5 Carbonyl Compounds
16. Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Derivatives
17. Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones • More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives • Reactions of α, β- Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds
18. Reactions at the α- Carbon of Carbonyl Compounds
Part 5
19. Reactions Of Benzene And Substituted Benzenes
20. More About Amines• Reactions of Heterocyclic Compounds
Part 7: Bioorganic Compounds
21. The Organic Chemistry Of Carbohydrates
22. The Organic Chemistry Of Amino Acids, Peptides, And Proteins
23. Catalysis in Organic Reactions and in Enzymatic Reactions
24. The Organic Chemistry Of The Coenzymes-Compounds Derived From Vitamins
25. The Organic Chemistry of the Metabolic Pathways • Terpene Biosynthesis
26. The Chemistry of the Nucleic Acids
Part 8 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
Appendix I Values
Appendix II Derivations of Rate Laws
Appendix III Summary of Methods Used to Synthesize a Particular Functional Group
Appendix IV Summary of Methods Employed to Form Carbon-Carbon Bonds


Salient Features
o A modern organization emphasizing unifying principles of reactivity offers an economy of presentation and discourages memorization:
o Group I electrophilic addition reactions;
o Group II nucleophilic substitution reactions and elimination reactions;
o Group III nucleophilic ddition reactions and nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions; and
o Group IV electrophilic (and nucleophilic) aromatic substitution reactions.
o Students are introduced to synthetic chemistry and retrosynthetic analysis early in the book (Chapters 6 and 7, respectively), so they can start designing multistep syntheses early in the course.
o Seven special Design a Synthesis sections introduce and help students through the iterative process of solving complex problems.
o Problem-Solving Strategies teach students how to approach various types of simple and complex problems, encourage students to organize their thoughts, and reinforces the development of critical thinking skills.
o Over 1,900 in-chapter and end-of-chapter problems include solved examples, problem-solving strategies, and cumulative problems. End-of-chapter problems are tied to each chapter's Learning Outcomes and vary in difficulty.
o End-of-chapter summaries review the major concepts of the chapter in a concise narrative format to help students synthesize the key points. Reaction summaries, included in each chapter on reactions, ensure that students understand and can explain how each reaction occurs.