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Organic Chemistry II as a Second LanguageTM: Second Semester Topics

by: David R. Klein (Johns Hopkins Univ.)

Organic Chemistry II as a Second LanguageTM: Second Semester Topics

by: David R. Klein (Johns Hopkins Univ.)

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9780471738084
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0471738085
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 10/01/2005
Publisher: WILEY

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Summary

Students raved about Klein's best-selling first book, Organic Chemistry I as a Second Language-and for a good reason. Finally, here was a text that put this challenging course into clear, easy-to-understand language.

The Skills You Need	p. 1
The Goal of This book	p. 1
Mechanisms Are Your Keys to Success	p. 2
Intro to Ionic Mechanisms	p. 4
Curved Arrows	p. 4
The Basic Moves	p. 8
Combining the Basic Moves	p. 16
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution	p. 22
Halogenation and the role of Lewis Acids	p. 23
Nitration	p. 28
Friedel-Crafts Alkylation and Acylation	p. 31
Sulfonation	p. 38
Modifying the Nucleophilicity of the Nucleophile	p. 43
Predicting Directing Effects	p. 46
Identifying Activators and Deactivators	p. 59
Predicting and Exploiting Steric Effects	p. 69
Synthesis Strategies	p. 76
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution	p. 83
Criteria for Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution	p. 83
S[subscript N]Ar Mechanism	p. 86
Elimination-Addition	p. 90
Mechanism Strategies	p. 96
Ketones and Aldehydes	p. 98
Preparation of Ketones and Aldehydes	p. 98
Stability and Reactivity of the Carbonyl	p. 102
H-Nucleophiles	p. 104
O-Nucleophiles	p. 109
S-Nucleophiles	p. 122
N-Nucleophiles	p. 131
C-Nucleophiles	p. 139
Some Important Exceptions to the Rule	p. 148
How to Approach Synthesis Problems	p. 152
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	p. 159
General Rules	p. 160
Acyl Halides	p. 167
Anhydrides	p. 176
Esters	p. 179
Amides and Nitriles	p. 188
Synthesis Problems	p. 194
Enols and Enolates	p. 203
Keto-Enol Tautomerism	p. 205
Reactions Involving Enols	p. 210
Making Enolates	p. 213
Haloform Reactions	p. 216
Alkylation of Enolates	p. 219
Aldol Reaction and Aldol Condensation	p. 223
Claisen Condensation	p. 230
Decarboxylation Provides Some Useful Synthetic Techniques	p. 238
Michael Reactions	p. 245
Amines	p. 253
Nucleophilicity and Basicity of Amines and Amides	p. 253
Preparation of Amines through S[subscript N]2 Reactions	p. 255
Preparation of Amines through Reductive Amination	p. 259
Preparation of Amines from Amides	p. 263
Acylation of Amines	p. 267
Reactions of Amines with Nitrous Acid	p. 271
Aromatic Diazonium Salts	p. 274
Answer Key	p. 277
Index	p. 311
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Organic Chemistry II as a Second LanguageTM: Second Semester Topics

Organic Chemistry II as a Second LanguageTM: Second Semester Topics

9780471738084

0471738085

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