Reaction Mechanisms At a Glance A Stepwise Approach to Problem-Solving in Organic Chemistry

by Moloney, Mark G.

• ISBN13: 9780632050024
• ISBN10: 0632050020
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-03
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Students at all levels find considerable difficulty in applying their knowledge of organic chemistry to the solution of problems, often relying on memory alone. This book takes a unique approach to show that a general problem-solving strategy is applicable to many of the common reactions. Using a novel 'at-a-glance' layout, the left-hand page provides a stepwise procedure for working through the reaction mechanisms, with helpful hints about the underlying chemistry, and the facing page contains a fully worked-through answer.

Author Biography

Dr Mark Moloney, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford

Table of Contents

A note from the author	vi
Introduction	vii
List of abbreviations	xii
Nucleophilic substitution and elimination	1	(18)
Alkene and alkyne chemistry	19	(18)
Nucleophilic additions to carbonyl groups	37	(18)
Enolate chemistry	55	(18)
Aromatic chemistry	73	(18)
Rearrangements	91	(18)
Index	109