Study Guide To Organic Chemistry

1. Structure and Properties. 2. Methane. Energy of Activation. Transition State. 3. Alkanes. Free-Radical Substitution. 4. Stereochemistry I. Stereoisomers. 5. Alkyl Halides. Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution. 6. Alcohols and Ethers. 7. Role of the Solvent. Secondary Bonding. 8. Alkenes I. Structure and Preparation. Elimination. 9. Alkenes II. Reactions of the Carbon-Carbon Double Bond. Electrophilic and Free-Radical Addition. 10. Stereochemistry II. Stereoselective and Stereospecific Reactions. 11. Conjugation and Resonance. Dienes. 12. Alkynes. 13. Alicyclic Compounds. 14. Aromaticity. Benzene. 15. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution. 16. Aromatic-Aliphatic Compounds. Arenes and Their Derivatives. 17. Spectroscopy and Structure. 18. Aldehydes and Ketones. Nucleophilic Addition. 19. Carboxylic Acids. 20. Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids. Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution. 21. Carbanions I. 22. Amines I. Preparation and Physical Properties. 23. Amines II. Reactions. 24. Phenols. 25. Carbanions II. 26. Aryl Halides. Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution. 27. a,B-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds. Conjugate Addition. 28. Molecular Orbitals. Orbital Symmetry. 29. Symphoria. Neighboring Group Effects. Catalysis by Transition Metal Complexes. 30. Heterocyclic Compounds. 31. Macromolecules. Polymers and Polymerization. 32. Stereochemistry III. Enantiotopic and Diastereotopic Ligands and Fats. 33. Lipids. Fats and Steroids. 34. Carbohydrates I. Monosaccharides. 35. Carbohydrates II. Disaccharides and Polysaccharides. 36. Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Molecular Biology.

The sixth edition of this text is revised and now incorporates new information. Some chapters have been rewritten, making topics such as conjugation and nucleophilic substitution more accessible. Problems are provided which challenge the readers' understanding. read.