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Organic Chemistry the Easy Way

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ISBN-10: 0764127942

ISBN-13: 9780764127946

Edition: 2005

Authors: Bruce A. Hathaway

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Here is a user-friendly supplementary text for organic chemistry students that can also serve as a review of coursework for advanced students preparing for standardized tests. The author introduces this complex subject with a clear presentation of important principles that underlie most of organic chemistry. Chapters that follow focus on the following topics: alkanes; stereochemistry; alkenes; alkynes; nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions; free-radical reaction; alcohols and thiols; ethers, thioethers and epoxides; aromatic compounds; amines; aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids and derivatives; more chemistry of enols and enolates; and spectroscopy. Review questions and…    
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List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 399
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Introduction
Important Concepts That Underlie Most of Organic Chemistry
Electronegativity
Ionic and Covalent Bonding
Writing Chemical Structures
Isomerism
Resonance
Hydrogen-Bonding and Boiling Points
Water-Solubility
Acid-Base Concepts
Functional Groups
Chapter 1 Review Problems
Alkanes
Structure and Bonding
IUPAC Nomenclature
Shapes of Simple Alkanes
Shapes of Cyclic Alkanes
Physical Properties of Alkanes
Chapter 2 Review Problems
Stereochemistry
Stereogenic Atoms
Naming Molecules with Stereogenic Atoms: The R,S (Cahn-Ingold-Prelog) System
Possible Relationships Between Two Structures with the Same Molecular Formula
Optical Rotation
Implications of Stereoisomerism
Chapter 3 Review Problems
Alkenes
Structure and Bonding
IUPAC Nomenclature
Physical Properties
The General Reaction of Alkenes: Addition to the C=C
Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms
Addition Reactions of Alkenes, Classified by Mechanistic Similarities
Diels-Alder Reaction
Preparations of Alkenes
Chapter 4 Review Problems
Alkynes
Structure and Bonding
IUPAC Nomenclature
The General Reaction of Alkynes: Addition to the C[identical with]C
Additions of H-X and Water
Addition of X[subscript 2]
Hydroboration
Oxidation of Alkynes with KMnO[subscript 4] and Ozone
Reduction
Acidity of 1-Alkynes
Preparations of Alkynes
Chapter 5 Review Problems
Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions
Base Strength and Nucleophile Strength in Water and Hydrogen-Bonding Solvents
Base Strength and Nucleophile Strength in Other Solvents
Reactions of Methyl and Primary Alkyl Halides with Strong Nucleophiles/Bases
Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Halides with Strong Nucleophiles/Bases
Reactions of Secondary Alkyl Halides with Strong Nucleophiles/Bases
Reactions of Tertiary Alkyl Halides with Weak Nucleophiles/Bases
Reactions of Secondary Alkyl Halides with Weak Nucleophiles/Bases
Reactions of Methyl and Primary Alkyl Halides with Weak Nucleophiles/Bases
Carbocation Rearrangements
Summary of Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions
Chapter 6 Review Problems
Free-Radical Reactions
Introduction to Free-Radicals
Free-Radical Chlorination of Methane
The Energetics of Halogenation of Methane with Other Halogens
Free-Radical Chlorination of Other Alkanes
Free-Radical Bromination of Alkanes
The Selectivity of Free-Radical Bromination Versus Chlorination
Other Halogenating Agents
Free-Radical Halogenation of Allylic and Benzylic Hydrogens
Oxygen as a Free-Radical
Chapter 7 Review Problems
Alcohols and Thiols
IUPAC Nomenclature of Alcohols
Physical Properties of Alcohols
Reactions That Cleave the O-H Bond
Reactions That Cleave the C-O Bond
Oxidation of Alcohols
Preparations of Alcohols
Thiol Naming and Properties
Thiol Reactions and Preparations
Chapter 8 Review Problems
Ethers, Thioethers, and Epoxides
Structure and Nomenclature
Physical Properties
Preparations
Reactions
Chapter 9 Review Problems
Aromatic Compounds
Structure of Benzene
Unexpected Stability of Benzene
Huckel's Rules
Aromatic and Antiaromatic Compounds
Nomenclature of Benzene Derivatives
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of Benzene
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of Substituted Benzenes: Directing Abilities
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of Substituted Benzenes: Activating or Deactivating Effects
Synthesis of Disubstituted and Trisubstituted Benzenes
Phenol Naming and Properties
Other Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 10 Review Problems
Amines
Nomenclature
Physical Properties
Basicity
Reactions as Nucleophiles
Reactions of Amines with Nitrous Acid
Preparations
Chapter 11 Review Problems
Aldehydes and Ketones
Nomenclature
Physical Properties
General Reaction: Nucleophilic Addition to the C=O
Reactions with Strong Nucleophiles
Reactions with Weak Nucleophiles
Oxidations of Aldehydes
Reductions of Aldehydes and Ketones
Preparations
Acidity of the Alpha-Hydrogen
Halogenation at the Alpha-Carbon
Aldol Condensation
Chapter 12 Review Problems
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Structures
Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids
Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acids
Acidity of Carboxylic Acids
The General Reaction of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution, Addition-Elimination, or "Up, Down, and Out"
Conversions of Carboxylic Acids into Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Acid Chlorides: Naming and Properties
Anhydrides: Naming and Properties
Esters: Naming and Properties
Amides: Naming and Properties
Nitriles: Naming and Properties
Interconversions of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Reductions of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Chapter 13 Review Problems
More Chemistry of Enols and Enolates
Acidities of Various Types of C-H Bonds
Alkylation of Malonic Esters and Acetoacetic Esters
The Knoevenagel Condensation
The Claisen Condensation and Related Reactions
Conjugate Addition Reactions (The Michael Reaction)
Robinson Annelation
Alkylations and Acylations of Ketones
Chapter 14 Review Problems
Spectroscopy
Infrared Spectroscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Putting It All Together to Solve Problems
Chapter 15 Review Problems
Answers to Review Problems
Final Exam
Answers to Final Exam
Index