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1 online resource (xiii, 524 pages) : illustrations |
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Preface -- Common Abbreviations -- Author -- Part A.A Q & A approach to organic chemistry. 1. Orbitals and Bonding. 1.1. Orbitals. 1.1.1. Atomic orbitals -- 1.1.2. Electron configuration -- 1.1.3. Molecular orbitals -- 1.2. Bonding. 1.2.1. Ionic bonding -- 1.2.2. Covalent bonding -- 1.3. Hybridization -- 1.4. Resonance -- End of chapter problems -- 2. Structure of molecules. 2.1. Basic structure of organic molecules. 2.1.1. Fundamental structures -- 2.1.2. Structures with other atoms bonded to carbon -- 2.2. The Vsepr model and molecular geometry -- 2.3. Dipole moment -- 2.4. Functional groups -- 2.5. Formal charge -- 2.6. Physical properties -- End of chapter problems -- 3. Acids and bases. 3.1. Acids and bases -- 3.2. Energetics -- 3.3. The acidity constant, Ka -- 3.4. Structural features that influence acidity -- 3.5. Factors that contribute to making the acid more acidic -- End of chapter problems -- 4. Alkanes, isomers, and nomenclature. 4.1. Definition and basic nomenclature -- 4.2. Structural isomers -- 4.3. Iupac nomenclature -- 4.4. Cyclic alkanes -- End of chapter problems |
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5. Conformations. 5.1. Acyclic conformations -- 5.2. Conformations of cyclic molecules -- End of chapter problems -- 6. Stereochemistry. 6.1. Chirality -- 6.2. Specific rotation -- 6.3. Sequence rules -- 6.4. Diastereomers -- 6.5. Optical resolution -- End of chapter problems -- 7. Alkenes and alkynes: structure, nomenclature, and reactions. 7.1. Structure of alkenes -- 7.2. Nomenclature of alkenes -- 7.3. Reactions of alkenes -- 7.4. Reaction of alkenes with Lewis acid-type reagents. 7.4.1. Hydroxylation -- 7.4.2. Epoxidation -- 7.4.3. Dihydroxylation -- 7.4.4. Halogenation -- 7.4.5. Hydroboration -- 7.5. Structure and nomenclature of alkynes -- 7.6. Reactions of alkynes -- End of chapter problems -- 8. Alkyl halides and substitution reactions. 8.1. Structure, properties, and nomenclature of alkyl halides -- 8.2. Second-order nucleophilic substitution (Sn2) reactions -- 8.3. Other nucleophiles in Sn2 reactions -- 8.4. First-order substitution (Sn1) reactions -- 8.5. Competition between SN2 vs. SN1 reactions -- 8.6. Radical halogenation of alkanes -- End of chapter problems |
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9. Elimination reactions. 9.1. The E2 reaction -- 9.2. The E1 reaction -- 9.3. Preparation of alkynes -- 9.4. Syn elimination -- End of chapter problems -- 10. Organometallic Compounds. 10.1. Organometallics -- 10.2. Organomagnesium compounds -- 10.3. Organolithium compounds -- 10.4. Basicity -- 10.5. Reaction with epoxides -- 10.6. Other metals -- End of chapter problems -- 11. Spectroscopy. 11.1. The electromagnetic spectrum -- 11.2. Mass spectrometry -- 11.3. Infrared spectroscopy (IR) -- 11.4. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) -- End of chapter problems -- 12. Aldehydes and ketones. Acyl addition reactions. -- 12.1. Structure and nomenclature of aldehydes and ketones -- 12.2. Reaction of aldehydes and ketones with weak nucleophiles -- 12.3. Reaction of aldehydes and ketones. Strong nucleophiles -- 12.4. The Wittig reaction -- End of chapter problems |
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PART B.A Q & A approach to organic chemistry. 13. Oxidation reactions. 13.1. Oxidation reactions of alkenes -- 13.2. Oxidation of alkenes: epoxidation -- 13.3. Oxidative cleavage: ozonolysis -- 13.4. Oxidative cleavage: periodaic acid cleavage of 1,2-diols -- 13.5. Oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones -- End of chapter problems -- 14. Reduction reactions. 14.1. Catalytic hydrogenation -- 14.2. Dissolving metal reduction: alkynes -- 14.3. Hydride reduction of alhehydes and ketones -- 14.4. Catalytic hydrogenation and dissolving metal reductions. Aldehydes and ketones -- End of chapter problems -- 15. Carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, and acyl substitution reactions. 15.1. Structure of carboxylic acids -- 15.2. Preparation of carboxylic acids -- 15.3. Carboxylic acids derivatives -- 15.4. Preparation of acid derivatives -- 15.5. Hydrolysis of carboxylic acid derivatives -- 15.6. Reactions of carboxylic acids and acid derivatives -- 15.7. Dibasic carboxylic acids -- End of chapter problems -- 16. Benzene, aromaticity, and benzene derivatives. 16.1. Benzene and nomenclature of aromatic compounds -- 16.2. Electrophilic aromatic substitution -- 16.3. Synthesis via aromatic substitution -- 16.4. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution -- 16.5. Reduction of benzene and benzene derivatives -- 16.6. Polycyclic aromatic compounds and heteroaromatic compounds -- End of chapter problems |
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17. Enolate anions and condensation reactions. 17.1. Aldehydes, ketones, enols, and enolate anions -- 17.2. Enolate alkylation -- 17.3. Condensation reactions of enolate anions and aldehydes or ketones -- 17.4. Enolate anions from carboxylic acids and derivatives -- End of chapter problems -- 18. Conjugation and reactions of conjugated compounds. 18.1. Conjugated molecules -- 18.2. Structure and nomenclature of conjugated systems -- 18.3. Reactions of conjugated molecules -- 18.4. The Diels-Alder reaction -- 18.5. [3+2]-cycloaddition reactions -- 18.6. Sigmatropic rearrangements -- 18.7. Ultraviolet spectroscopy -- End of chapter problems -- 19. Amines. 19.1. Structure and properties -- 19.2. Preparation of amines -- 19.3. Reactions of amines -- 19.4. Heterocyclic amines -- End of chapter problems -- 20. Amino acids, peptides and proteins. 20.1. Amino acids -- 20.2. Synthesis of amino acids -- 20.3. Reactions of amino acids -- 20.4. Proteins -- End of chapter problems -- 21. Carboydrates and nucleic acids. 21.1. Carbohydrates -- 21.2. Disaccharides and polysaccharides -- 21.3. Synthesis of carbohydrates -- 21.4. Reactions of carbohydrates -- 21.5. Nucleic acids, nucleotides, and nucleosides -- End of chapter problems -- Appendix: Answers to end of chapter problems -- Index |
| Summary |
A Q & A Approach to Organic Chemistry is a book of leading questions that begins with atomic orbitals and bonding. All critical topics are covered, including bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, conformations, acids and bases, oxidations, reductions, substitution, elimination, acyl addition, acyl substitution, enolate anion reactions, the Diels-Alder reaction and sigmatropic rearrangements, aromatic chemistry, spectroscopy, amino acids and proteins, and carbohydrates and nucleosides. All major reactions are covered. Each chapter includes end-of-chapter homework questions with the answer keys in an Appendix at the end of the book. This book is envisioned to be a supplementary guide to be used with virtually any available undergraduate organic chemistry textbook. This book allows for a "self-guided" approach that is useful as one studies for a coursework exam or as one reviews organic chemistry for postgraduate exams. Key Features: Allows a "self-guided tour" of organic chemistry Discusses all important areas and fundamental reactions of organic chemistry Classroom tested Useful as a study guide that will supplement most organic chemistry textbooks Assists one in study for coursework exams or allows one to review organic chemistry for postgraduate exams Includes 21 chapters of leading questions that covers all major topics and major reactions of organic chemistry |
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Professor Michael B. Smith was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1946 and moved to Madison Heights, Virginia in 1957, where he attended high school at Amherst County High School. He received an A.A. from Ferrum College in 1967 and a B.S. in chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1969. After working for three years at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in Newport News VA as an analytical chemist, he entered graduate school at Purdue University. He received a Ph. D. in Organic chemistry in 1977, under the auspices of Professor Joe Wolinsky. Professor Smith spent one year as a faculty research associate at the Arizona State University with Professor G. Robert Pettit, working on the isolation of cytotoxic principles from plants and sponges. He spent a second year of postdoctoral work with Professor Sidney M. Hecht at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working on the synthesis of bleomycin A2. Professor Smith began his academic career at the University of Connecticut in 1979, where he achieved the rank of professor of chemistry. In 1986 he spent a sabbatical leave in the laboratories of Professor Leon Ghosez, at the Universit Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, as a visiting professor. He retired as a full professor from the University of Connecticut on January 1, 2017, and is currently pursuing his interests as an author |
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Chemistry, Organic -- Examinations, questions, etc
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Chemistry, Organic -- Problems, exercises, etc
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MEDICAL -- Biochemistry.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Organic.
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Chemistry, Organic
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