ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

• Main Authors: Clayden, Jonathan (Author), Greeves, Nick (Author), Warren, Stuart (Author), Wothers, Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2012; New York 2012
• Edition: SECOND EDITION
• Subjects: Chemistry, Organic > Textbooks; Chemistry > Organic > SCIENCE
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A mechanistic approach, giving the reader the power to understand compounds and reactions never previously encountered. An evidence-based approach, setting out clearly how and why reactions happen as they do, giving extra depth to the reader's understanding.The authors write clearly and directl...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface to the second edition; Organic chemistry and this book; 1 What is organic chemistry?; Organic chemistry and you; Organic compounds; Organic chemistry and industry; Organic chemistry and the periodic table; Organic chemistry and this book; Further reading; 2 Organic structures; Hydrocarbon frameworks and functional groups; Drawing molecules; Hydrocarbon frameworks; Functional groups; Carbon atoms carrying functional groups can be classified by oxidation level; Naming compounds; What do chemists really call compounds?; How should you name compounds? Further reading3 Determining organic structures; Introduction; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectrometry detects isotopes; Atomic composition can be determined by high-resolution mass spectrometry; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Regions of the [sup(13)]C NMR spectrum; Different ways of describing chemical shift; A guided tour of the [sup(13)]C NMR spectra of some simple molecules; The [sup(1)]H NMR spectrum; Infrared spectra; Mass spectra, NMR, and IR combined make quick identification possible; Double bond equivalents help in the search for a structure; Looking forward to Chapters 13 and 18. Further reading4 Structure of molecules; Introduction; Electrons occupy atomic orbitals; Molecular orbitals-diatomic molecules; Bonds between different atoms; Hybridization of atomic orbitals; Rotation and rigidity; Conclusion; Looking forward; Further reading; 5 Organic reactions; Chemical reactions; Nucleophiles and electrophiles; Curly arrows represent reaction mechanisms; Drawing your own mechanisms with curly arrows; Further reading; 6 Nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group; Molecular orbitals explain the reactivity of the carbonyl group; Attack of cyanide on aldehydes and ketones. The angle of nucleophilic attack on aldehydes and ketonesNucleophilic attack by 'hydride' on aldehydes and ketones; Addition of organometallic reagents to aldehydes and ketones; Addition of water to aldehydes and ketones; Hemiacetals from reaction of alcohols with aldehydes and ketones; Ketones also form hemiacetals; Acid and base catalysis of hemiacetal and hydrate formation; Bisulfite addition compounds; Further reading; 7 Delocalization and conjugation; Introduction; The structure of ethene (ethylene, CH[sub(2)]=CH[sub(2)]); Molecules with more than one C=C double bond.