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Book SynopsisOrganic Chemistry I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293378) was previously published as Organic Chemistry I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118828076). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Organic Chemistry 5
Chapter 1: The Wonderful World of Organic Chemistry 7
Chapter 2: Dissecting Atoms: Atomic Structure and Bonding 15
Chapter 3: Speaking with Pictures: Drawing Structures 35
Chapter 4: Covering the Bases (And the Acids) 57
Chapter 5: Reactivity Centers: Functional Groups 67
Chapter 6: Seeing in 3-D: Stereochemistry 81
Part 2: Hydrocarbons 97
Chapter 7: What’s in a Name? Alkane Nomenclature 99
Chapter 8: Drawing Alkanes 107
Chapter 9: Seeing Double: The Alkenes 123
Chapter 10: Reactions of Alkenes 137
Chapter 11: It Takes Alkynes: The Carbon-Carbon Triple Bond 149
Part 3: Functional Groups 157
Chapter 12: Replacing and Removing: Substitution and Elimination Reactions 159
Chapter 13: Getting Drunk on Organic Molecules: The Alcohols 175
Chapter 14: Side-by-Side: Conjugated Alkenes and the Diels–Alder Reaction 183
Chapter 15: Lord of the Rings: Aromatic Compounds 193
Chapter 16: Bringing Out the Howitzers: Reactions of Aromatic Compounds 209
Part 4: Spectroscopy and Structure Determination 223
Chapter 17: A Smashing Time: Mass Spectrometry 225
Chapter 18: Seeing Good Vibrations: IR Spectroscopy 241
Chapter 19: NMR Spectroscopy: Hold onto Your Hats, You’re Going Nuclear! 253
Chapter 20: Following the Clues: Solving Problems in NMR 273
Part 5: The Part of Tens 293
Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Great Organic Chemists 295
Chapter 22: Ten Cool Organic Discoveries 301
Chapter 23: Ten Cool Organic Molecules 307
Part 6: Appendixes 313
Appendix A: Working Multistep Synthesis Problems 315
Appendix B: Working Reaction Mechanisms 323
Appendix C: Glossary 329
Index 339
