Efficiently Studying Organic Chemistry

Exam Training for Chemists, Biochemists, Pharmacists, Life and Health Scientists

Eberhard Breitmaier

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9783527838493
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Sciences physiques
• Subtopic: Chimie organique

Efficiently Studying Organic Chemistry

Complete yet concise learning resource for organic chemistry exam training

Based on the author's extensive teaching experience, this unique textbook comprises the essentials of organic chemistry in 86 chapters as concise, self-contained units of study. Each chapter, visually presented as one or two double pages, includes questions to allow for immediate and effective self-examination. Answers are summarized in the appendix.

Topics covered within the book include:

• Basic concepts (atomic and molecular orbitals, covalent bonding, hybridization, resonance, aromaticity)
• Molecular structure (atom connectivity, skeletal isomerism, conformation, configuration, chirality)
• The classes of organic compounds including natural products, polymers, and biopolymers
• Types, mechanisms, selectivity, and specificity of organic reactions
• Molecular structure elucidation (mass spectrometry, UV and visible light absorption, IR and NMR spectroscopy)
• Planning organic syntheses

The perfect fit for bachelor and master students alike, this book is an all-in-one resource for efficiently studying and passing organic chemistry exams.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Organic Chemistry
• 1 Atomic Orbitals, Electronic Configurations
• 2 Covalent Bonding
• 3 Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
• 4 Covalent Carbon-Carbon Bonding
• 5 Alkanes
• 6 Skeletal Structure, Structural Isomerism
• 7 Basic Rules of Nomenclature
• 8 Drawing Molecular Structures
• 9 Conformation
• 10 Reactive Intermediates
• 11 Basic Types of Organic Reactions
• 12 Energy Turnover of Chemical Reactions
• 13 Radical Substitution
• 14 Alkenes, Skeletal and Configurational Isomers
• 15 Synthesis of Alkenes
• 16 Additions to Alkenes
• 17 Dienes
• 18 Additions and Cycloadditions with 1,3-Dienes
• 19 Alkynes
• 20 Cycloalkanes
• 21 Basic Syntheses of Cycloalkanes and Cycloalkenes
• 22 Reactions of Cycloalkanes and Cycloalkenes
• 23 Benzene, Aromaticity, Aromatic Compounds
• 24 Benzenoid Aromatic Compounds
• 25 Electrophilic Substitution of Benzene
• 26 Electrophilic Second Substitution of Benzenes
• 27 Other Reactions of Benzenoid Aromatics
• 28 Polycyclic Benzenoid Aromatic Compounds
• 29 Non-benzenoid Aromatic Compounds
• 30 Alkyl Halides
• 31 Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Substitution
• 32 Organometal Compounds
• 33 Alcohols
• 34 Diols, Triols
• 35 Reactions of Alcohols
• 36 Dehydration of Alcohols
• 37 Ethers
• 38 Amines
• 39 Reactions of Amines
• 40 Diazo and Azo Compounds
• 41 Carboxylic Acids
• 42 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
• 43 Substituted Carboxylic Acids
• 44 Absolute Configuration
• 45 Enantiomers without Carbon as Stereogenic Center
• 46 Diastereomers
• 47 Aldehydes
• 48 Ketones
• 49 Carbonyl Reactions
• 50 CH Acidity of Carbonyl Compounds
• 51 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds
• 52 Phenols
• 53 Quinones
• 54 Organosulfur Compounds
• 55 Carbonic Acid Derivatives
• 56 Heterocumulenes
• 57 Rearrangements
• 58 Polymers, Polymerization
• 59 Syntheses with Organosilicon Compounds
• 60 Heteroalicycles
• 61 Five-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles
• 62 Six-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles
• 63 Benzo-Fused Five-Membered Heteroaromatics
• 64 Benzo-Fused Six-Membered Heteroaromatics
• 65 Fused Aromatic Heterocycles
• 66 Absorption of Light, Color, Dyes
• 67 Porphyrinoids
• 68 Amino Acids
• 69 Peptides, Proteins
• 70 Alkaloids
• 71 Carbohydrates: Aldoses and Ketoses
• 72 Carbohydrates: Oligo- and Polysaccharides
• 73 Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
• 74 Lipids
• 75 Polyketides
• 76 Terpenes
• 77 Steroids
• 78 Selectivity and Specificity of Organic Reactions
• 79 Prochirality, Enantioselectivity
• 80 Planning Organic Syntheses
• 81 Aspects of Molecular Structure
• 82 Mass Spectrometry
• 83 Infrared Spectroscopy
• 84 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Proton NMR
• 85 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Carbon-13 NMR
• 86 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Two-Dimensional NMR 248
• Working on Questions
• Subject Index
• Periodic Table of the Elements
• Selected Reference Sources
• EULA