Description
Book SynopsisElectron Flow in Organic Chemistry Teaches students to solve problems in Organic Chemistry using methods of analysis that are valuable and portable to other fields
Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry provides a unique decision-based approach that develops a chemical intuition based on a crosschecked analysis process. Assuming only a general background in chemistry, this acclaimed textbook teaches students how to write reasonable reaction mechanisms and use analytical tools to solve both simple and complex problems in organic chemistry. As in previous editions, the author breaks down challenging organic mechanisms into a limited number of core elemental mechanistic processes, the electron flow pathways, to explain all organic reactionsusing flow charts as decision maps, energy surfaces as problem space maps, and correlation matrices to display all possible interactions.
The third edition features entirely new chapters on crosschecking chemical reactions thro
Table of Contents
1 Bonding and Electron Distribution 1
2 the Process of Bond Formation 33
3 Proton Transfer and the Principles of Stability 57
4 Important Reaction Archetypes 83
5 Classification of Electron Sources 143
6 Classification of Electron Sinks 158
7 The Electron Flow Pathways 171
8 Interaction of Electron Sources and Sinks 207
9 Decisions, Decisions 245
10 Choosing the Most Probable Path 264
11 Cross-checks and Decision Boundaries 328
12 One Electron Processes 347
13 Qualitative Molecular Orbital Theory and Pericyclic Reactions 363
14 Organic Structure Elucidation Strategies 395
Appendix 418
A Bridge to Transition Metal Organometallics 452
Hints to Problems From Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 458
Solutions to Odd Numbered Problems 461
Index 552
