Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics

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John Wiley & Sons, Sep 11, 2019 - Science - 400 pages

Organic chemistry can be a challenging subject. Most students view organic chemistry as a subject requiring hours upon hours of memorization. Author David Klein's Second Language books prove this is not true—organic chemistry is one continuous story that actually makes sense if you pay attention. Offering a unique skill-building approach, these market-leading books teach students how to ask the right questions to solve problems, study more efficiently to avoid wasting time, and learn to speak the language of organic chemistry.

Covering the initial half of the course, Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics reviews critical principles and explains their relevance to the rest of the course. Each section provides hands-on exercises and step-by-step explanations to help students fully comprehend classroom lectures and textbook content. Now in its fifth edition, this valuable study resource covers the characteristics of molecules, the nature of atomic bonds, the relationships between different types of molecules, drawing and naming molecules, and essential molecular reactions.

 

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Contents

CHAPTER
1
CHAPTER
15
ACIDBASE REACTIONS
41
GEOMETRY
57
NOMENCLATURE
64
CHAPTER 6
80
CHAPTER 7
103
CHAPTER 8
129
ELIMINATION REACTIONS
157
ADDITION REACTIONS
172
ALKYNES
216
ALCOHOLS
234
ETHERS AND EPOXIDES
257
CONTENTS
261
SYNTHESIS
270
Detailed Solutions
287

SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS
145
250
381

Other editions - View all

Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics
David R. Klein
Limited preview - 2019
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics
David R. Klein
No preview available - 2020

Common terms and phrases

acidic proton addition of H addition reaction alcohol aldehyde alkene alkyl anti addition anti-Markovnikov addition atomic number attack bromide C=O bond carbon atom chair conformation CHAPTER chiral center clockwise configuration conjugate base converted curved arrow dash deprotonated DETAILED SOLUTIONS double bond draw two curved electronegative electrophile epoxide ether example formal charge four bonds functional group give H and OH H H H H OH highlighted proton hydrogen atoms hydroxide installed ketone leaving group less-substituted position lone pair longest chain Markovnikov MCPBA mechanism meso compound molecule NaNH2 NaOEt NaOH negative charge Newman projection nitrogen atom nucleophile octet OH group orbitals oxygen atom pair of enantiomers parent pi bond positive charge proton reagents indicate regiochemical regiochemistry resonance structure single bond SN2 reaction sp3 hybridized starting material step stereochemistry strong base strong nucleophile substituents substrate suffix syn addition terminal alkyne tertiary triple bond valence electrons wedges Zaitsev product

About the author (2019)

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; response to this book has been phenomenal.

Bibliographic information

TitleOrganic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics
AuthorDavid R. Klein
Edition5, illustrated
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2019
ISBN111949348X, 9781119493488
Length400 pages
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Science / Chemistry / General
Science / Chemistry / Organic
  
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