Keynotes in Organic Chemistry
About this book
The development of university organic chemistry curricula and the trend towards modularisation of chemistry courses has driven the need for smaller, highly focussed and accessible organic chemistry textbooks, which complement the very detailed "standard texts", to guide students through the key principles of the subject.
This concise and accessible book provides organic chemistry notes for students studying chemistry and related courses at undergraduate level, covering core organic chemistry in a format ideal for learning and rapid revision. The material is organised so that fundamental concepts are introduced early, then built on to provide an overview of the essentials of functional group chemistry and reactivity, leading the student to a solid understanding of the basics of organic chemistry. Graphical presentation of information is central to the book, to facilitate the rapid assimilation, understanding and recall of critical concepts, facts and definitions.
Students wanting a comprehensive and accessible overview of organic chemistry to build the necessary foundations for a more detailed study will find this book an ideal source of the information they require. In addition, the structured presentation, highly graphical nature of the text and practice problems with outline answers will provide an invaluable framework and aid to revision for students preparing for examinations.
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Table of contents
- Title
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Structure and Bonding
- 2 Functional Groups, Nomenclature and Drawing Organic Compounds
- 3 Stereochemistry
- 4 Reactivity and Mechanism
- 5 Alkyl Halides
- 6 Alkenes and Alkynes
- 7 Benzenes
- 8 Carbonyl Compounds: Aldehydes and Ketones
- 9 Carbonyl Compounds: Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
- 10 Spectroscopy
- 11 Natural Products and Synthetic Polymers
- Outline Answers
- Further Reading
- Appendix 1Bond Dissociation Energies
- Appendix 2Bond Lengths
- Appendix 3Approximate pKa-Values (Relative to Water)
- Appendix 4Useful Abbreviations
- Appendix 5Infrared absorptions
- Appendix 6Approximate 1H NMR chemical shifts
- Index
