Organic chemistry : a short course.

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Designed specifically for the one-semester short course in organic chemistry, this market leader appeals to a range of non-chemistry science majors through its emphasis on practical, real-life applications of chemistry, coverage of basic concepts, and engaging visual style. In contrast to competitors who offer mainly streamlined versions of full-year texts, this text has always been aimed at the short course and its writing style, approach, and selection of topics best suit the needs of this market. The Twelfth Edition further develops the strengths of the previous editions through an updated, dynamic art program--online, on CD, and in the text--new content to keep students current with developments in the organic chemistry field, and a revised lab manual.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Note: Each chapter concludes with Additional Problems
• 1 Bonding and Isomerism
• 1.1 How Electrons are Arranged in Atoms
• 1.2 Ionic and Covalent Bonding
• 1.3 Carbon and the Covalent Bond
• 1.4 Carbon-Carbon Single Bonds
• 1.5 Polar Covalent Bonds
• 1.6 Multiple Covalent Bonds
• 1.7 Valence
• 1.8 Isomerism
• 1.9 Writing Structural Formulas
• 1.10 Abbreviated Structural Formulas
• 1.11 Formal Charge
• 1.12 Resonance
• 1.13 Arrow Formalism
• 1.14 The Orbital View of Bonding; the Sigma Bond
• 1.15 Carbon sp3 Hybrid Orbitals
• 1.16 Tetrahedral Carbon; the Bonding in Methane
• 1.17 Classification According to Molecular Framework
• 1.18 Classification According to Functional Group
• 2 Alkanes and Cycloalkanes; Conformational and Geometric Isomerism
• 2.1 The Structures of Alkanes
• 2.2 Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
• 2.3 IUPAC Rules for Naming Alkanes
• 2.4 Alkyl and Halogen Substituents
• 2.5 Use of the IUPAC Rules A Closer Look at...Natural Gas
• 2.6 Sources of Alkanes
• 2.7 Physical Properties of Alkanes and Nonbonding Intermolecular Interactions
• A Closer Look at...Hydrogen Bonding
• 2.8 Conformations of Alkanes
• 2.9 Cycloalkane Nomenclature and Conformation
• 2.10 Cis-transIsomerism in Cycloalkanes
• A Word About: Isomers- Possible and Impossible
• 2.11 Summary of Isomerism
• 2.12 Reactions of Alkanes
• A Word About: Methane, Marsh Gas, and Miller's Experiment
• 2.13 The Free-Radical Chain Mechanism of Halogenation
• Reaction Summary
• Mechanism Summary
• 3 Alkenes and Alkynes
• 3.1 Definition and Classification
• 3.2 Nomenclature
• 3.3 Some Facts About Double Bonds
• 3.4 The Orbital Model of a Double Bond; the Pi Bond
• 3.5 Cis-transIsomerism in Alkenes
• A Word About: The Chemistry of Vision
• 3.6 Addition and Substitution Reactions Compared
• 3.7 Polar Addition Reactions
• 3.8 Addition of Unsymmetric Reagents to Unsymmetric Alkenes; Markovnikov's Rule
• 3.9 Mechanism of Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes
• 3.10 Markovnikov's Rule Explained
• 3.11 Reaction Equilibrium: What Makes a Reaction Go?
• 3.12 Reaction Rates: How Fast Does a Reaction Go?
• 3.13 Hydroboration of Alkenes
• 3.14 Addition of Hydrogen
• 3.15 Additions to Conjugated Systems
• 3.16 Free-Radical Additions; Polyethylene
• 3.17 Oxidation of Alkenes
• A Word About: Ethylene: Raw Material and Plant Hormone
• 3.18 Some Facts About Triple Bonds
• 3.19 The Orbital Model of a Triple Bonds
• 3.20 Additon Reactions of Alkynes
• A Word About: Petroleum, Gasoline, and Octane Number
• 3.21 Acidity of Alkynes
• Reaction Summary
• Mechanism Summary
• 4 Aromatic Compounds
• 4.1 Some Facts About Benzene
• 4.2 The Kekuleacute; Structure of Benzene
• 4.3 The Resonance Model for Benzene
• 4.4 Orbital Model for Benzene
• 4.5 Symbols for Benzene
• 4.6 Nomenclature of Aromatic Compounds
• 4.7 The Resonance Energy of Benzene
• 4.8 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
• 4.9 The Mechanism of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
• 4.10 Ring-Activating and Ring-Deactivating Substituents
• 4.11 Ortho, Para-Directing, andMeta-Directing Groups
• 4.12 The Importance of Directing Effects in Synthesis
• 4.13 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• A Word About: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Cancer
• A Closer Look at...Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• A Word About: C60, an Aromatic Sphere: The Fullerenes
• Reaction Summary
• Mechanism Summary
• 5 Stereoisomerism
• 5.1 Chirality and Enantiomers
• 5.2 Stereogenic Centers; the Stereogenic Carbon Atom
• 5.3 Configuration and theR-SConvention
• 5.4 TheE-ZConvention forCis-transIsomers
• 5.5 Polarized Light and Optical Activity
• A Word About: Pasteur's Experiments and the van't Hoff-LeBel Explanation
• 5.6 Properties of Enantiomers
• 5.7 Fischer Projection Formulas
• 5.8 Compounds with