Essential Organic Chemistry

by Bruice, Paula Yurkanis

• ISBN13: 9780321596956
• ISBN10: 0321596951
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-06
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This organic chemistry reference helps readers see organic chemistry as an interesting and exciting science-and encourages the development of critical-thinking skills. Electronic Structure and Covalent Bonding; Acids and Bases; An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Representation of Structure; Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and an Introduction to Reactivity; The Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes: An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis; Isomers and Stereochemistry; Delocalized Electrons and their Effect on Stability, Reactivity, and pKabull; Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy; Aromaticity bull; Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes; Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides; Reactions of Alcohols, Amines, Ethers, and Epoxides; Carbonyl Compounds I: Nucleophilic Acid Substitution; Carbonyl Compounds II: Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones bull; More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives; Carbonyl Compounds III: Reactions at the - Carbon; Determining the Structures of Organic Compounds; The Organic Chemistry of Carbohydrates; The Organic Chemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins; How Enzymes Catalyze Reactions bull; The Organic Chemistry of Vitamins; The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways; The Organic Chemistry of Lipids; The Chemistry of Nucleic Acids; The Organic Chemistry of Drugs. A useful reference for chemistry professionals or anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of organic chemistry.

Table of Contents

Electronic Structure and Covalent Bonding

Acids and Bases

An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Representation of Structure

Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and an Introduction to Reactivity

The Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes: An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis

Isomers and Stereochemistry

Delocalized Electrons and their Effect on Stability, Reactivity, and pKabull; Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy

Aromaticity

Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes

Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides

Reactions of Alcohols, Amines, Ethers, and Epoxides

Carbonyl Compounds I: Nucleophilic Acid Substitution

Carbonyl Compounds II: Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones

More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Carbonyl Compounds III: Reactions at the ¿- Carbon

Determining the Structures of Organic Compounds

The Organic Chemistry of Carbohydrates

The Organic Chemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

How Enzymes Catalyze Reactions

The Organic Chemistry of Vitamins

The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways

The Organic Chemistry of Lipids

The Chemistry of Nucleic Acids

The Organic Chemistry of Drugs Appendices?

Physical Properties of Organic Compounds?

pKa Values?

Answers to Selected Problems?

Glossary

Photo Credits

Index

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