1001 Ways to Pass Organic Chemistry: A Guide for Helping Students Prepare for Exams

by Bank, Shelton; Bank, Janet F.

• ISBN13: 9780030206924
• ISBN10: 0030206928
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Thomson Learning

Table of Contents

Covalent Bonding	1	(16)
Electronegativity	1	(1)
Lewis Structures	2	(2)
Formal Charges	4	(1)
Bond Angles and Geometry	5	(1)
Functional Groups	6	(1)
Constitutional Isomers	7	(2)
Resonance	9	(4)
Orbitals And Hybridization	13	(4)
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes	17	(11)
Nomenclature and Structure	17	(8)
Properties and Reactions	25	(3)
Acids and Bases	28	(7)
Alkenes I	35	(9)
Nomenclature	35	(2)
Structure	37	(1)
CIS-Trans Isomerization	38	(4)
Dehydrohalogenation Reaction	42	(2)
Alkenes II	44	(11)
Reaction Mechanisms	44	(3)
Key Reactions	47	(2)
Preparations	49	(2)
Stereochemical Considerations	51	(1)
``Roadmap'' Reactions	52	(3)
Alkynes	55	(12)
Nomenclature And Structure	55	(5)
Preparations	60	(1)
Reactions	61	(6)
Conjugated Dienes	67	(13)
Structure	67	(5)
Reactions	72	(3)
Diels-Alder Reactions	75	(5)
Chirality	80	(11)
Stereocenters	80	(1)
Chirality	81	(1)
Stereoisomers	82	(6)
The R/S System	88	(2)
Reactions Involving Stereocenters	90	(1)
Alcohols and Thiols	91	(12)
Structure and Nomenclature	91	(6)
Preparations	97	(1)
Reactions	98	(5)
Alkyl Halides	103	(14)
Nomenclature and Structure	103	(1)
Preparations	104	(1)
Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution	105	(6)
Elimination	111	(3)
Reactions Involving Substitution And Elimination	114	(3)
Ethers and Epoxides	117	(9)
Nomenclature and Structure	117	(2)
Preparations	119	(2)
Reactions	121	(5)
Mass Spectrometry	126	(6)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy	132	(12)
Proton NMR Spectroscopy	132	(10)
13Carbon NMR Spectroscopy	142	(2)
Infrared and UV-Visible Spectroscopy	144	(7)
IR Spectroscopy	144	(4)
UV-Visible Spectroscopy	148	(3)
Aromatics I	151	(10)
Aromaticity	151	(3)
Nomenclature	154	(2)
Structure	156	(3)
Reactions at the Benzylic Position	159	(2)
Aromatics II	161	(18)
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution	161	(9)
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution	170	(2)
Reactions	172	(7)
Aldehydes and Ketones	179	(29)
Nomenclature and Properties	179	(4)
Enols and Enolate Ions	183	(3)
Acetals and Ketals	186	(2)
Preparations	188	(4)
Reactions: Grignard	192	(4)
Reactions: Aldol	196	(2)
Reactions: Name	198	(4)
Reactions: Combinations	202	(6)
Carbohydrates	208	(16)
Structure and Nomenclature	208	(2)
Stereoisomers	210	(5)
Reactions	215	(4)
Synthesis	219	(1)
Structure and Relative Configurations	220	(4)
Carboxylic Acids	224	(10)
Nomenclature and Structure	224	(1)
Physical Properties	225	(5)
Preparations	230	(2)
Reactions	232	(2)
Derivatives Of Carboxylic Acids	234	(16)
Nomenclature and Structure	234	(2)
Physical Properties	236	(2)
Preparations	238	(2)
Reactions	240	(5)
``Roadmap'' Review	245	(5)
Enolate Anions And Enamines	250	(13)
Directed And Mixed Aldol Reactions	250	(3)
Enamines	253	(2)
Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis	255	(3)
Malonic Ester Synthesis	258	(2)
The Michael Reaction	260	(2)
Combinations of Reaction Types	262	(1)
Amines	263	(18)
Nomenclature	263	(2)
Physical Properties	265	(2)
Acidity and Basicity	267	(4)
Preparations	271	(3)
Reactions With Acid Derivatives	274	(1)
Reactions With Nitrous Acid	275	(4)
Hofmann Elimination Reactions	279	(1)
Cope Elimination Reactions	280	(1)
Lipids	281	(4)
Amino Acids and Proteins	285	(7)
Structure and Nomenclature	285	(2)
Reactions of Amino Acids	287	(2)
Polypeptides	289	(3)
Nucleic Acids	292