Barron's E-Z organic chemistry
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Book (regular print)
Title:
Barron's E-Z organic chemistry
Other title(s):
E-Z organic chemistry
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ISBN:
9780764144677
Publication Information:
Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, ©2011.
Physical Description:
viii, 432 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Revised edition of: Organic chemistry the easy way. c2006.
Includes index.
Contents:
1. 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.
2. Alkanes -- Structure and bonding -- IUPAC nomenclature -- Shapes of simple alkanes -- Shapes of cyclic alkanes -- Physical properties of alkanes.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Alkynes -- Structure and bonding -- IUPAC nomenclature -- The general reaction of alkynes: addition to the C=C -- Additions of H-X and water -- Addition of X2 -- Hydroboration -- Oxidation of alkynes with KMnO4 and ozone -- Reduction -- Acidity of 1-alkynes -- Preparations of alkynes.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Ethers, thioethers, and epoxides -- Structure and nomenclature -- Physical properties -- Preparations -- Reactions.
10. Aromatic compounds -- Structure of benzene -- Unexpected stability of benzene -- Hückel'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.
11. Amines -- Nomenclature -- Physical properties -- Basicity -- Reactions as nucleophiles -- Reactions of amines with nitrous acid -- Preparations.
12. 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.
13. 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 -- Naming of carboxylic acid derivatives -- Interconversions of carboxylic acids and derivatives -- Reductions of carboxylic acids and derivatives.
14. 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.
15. Spectroscopy -- Infrared spectroscopy -- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Mass spectrometry -- Putting it all together to solve problems.
Summary:
Rev. ed. of: Organic chemistry the easy way. c2006.
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