Organic Chemistry II as a Second Language:Second Semester Topics
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David Klein is a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches Organic and General Chemistry. He is a dynamic and creative teacher and uses analogy to help students grasp difficult topics. Klein’s unique informal voice and manner of presentation help students truly master key topics in this course. He is also the author of Organic Chemistry as a Second Language and General Chemistry as a Second Language, which have both been highly successful.

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Chapter 1.  THE SKILLS YOU NEED.

1.1 The Goal of This book.

1.2 Mechanisms Are Your Keys to Success.

Chapter 2.  INTRO TO IONIC MECHANISMS.

2.1 Curved Arrows.

2.2 The Basic Moves.

2.3 Combining the Basic Moves.

Chapter 3.  ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION.

3.1 Halogenation and the role of Lewis Acids.

3.2 Nitration.

3.3 Friedel-Crafts Alkylation and Acylation.

3.4 Sulfonation.

3.5 Modifying the Nucleophilicity of the Nucleophile.

3.6 Predicting Directing Effects.

3.7 Identifying Activators and Deactivators.

3.8 Predicting and Exploiting Steric Effects.

3.9 Synthesis Strategies.

Chapter 4.  NUCLEOPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION.

4.1 Criteria for Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution.

4.2 SNAr Mechanism.

4.3 Elimination-Addition.

4.4 Mechanism Strategies.

Chapter 5.  KETONES AND ALDEHYDES.

5.1 Preparation of Ketones and Aldehydes.

5.2 Stability and Reactivity of the Carbonyl.

5.3 H-Nucleophiles.

5.4 O-Nucleophiles.

5.5 S-Nucleophiles.

5.6 N-Nucleophiles.

5.7 C-Nucleophiles.

5.8 Some Important Exceptions to the Rule.

5.9 How to Approach Synthesis Problems.

Chapter 6.  CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES.

6.1 General Rules.

6.2 Acyl Halides.

6.3 Anhydrides.

6.4 Esters.

6.5 Amides and Nitriles.

6.6 Synthesis Problems.

Chapter 7.  ENOLS AND ENOLATES.

7.1 Keto-Enol Tautomerism.

7.2 Reactions Involving Enols.

7.3 Making Enolates.

7.4 Haloform Reactions.

7.5 Alkylation of Enolates.

7.6 Aldol Reaction and Aldol Condensation.

7.7 Claisen Condensation.

7.8 Decarboxylation Provides Some Useful Synthetic Techniques.

7.9 Michael Reactions.

Chapter 8.  AMINES.

8.1 Nucleophilicity and Basicity of Amines and Amides.

8.2 Preparation of Amines through SN2 Reactions.

8.3 Preparation of Amines through Reductive Amination.

8.4 Preparation of Amines from Amides.

8.5 Acylation of Amines.

8.6 Reactions of Amines with Nitrous Acid.

8.7 Aromatic Diazonium Salts.

Answer Key.

Index.

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A dream book for students of organic chemistry. (Reviews, June 2008)
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