For one-term course in organic chemistry taken by pre-health profession majors.Designed for a one-term course, this organic chemistry text helps students see organic chemistry as an interesting and exciting science—and encourages the development of their critical-thinking skills. Bruice presents reactions with enough detail to give students a solid understanding of reactivity, rather than rote memorization. Once...
Chapter 1 Electronic Structure and Covalent Bonding
Chapter 2 Acids and Bases
Chapter 3 An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Representation of Structure
Chapter 4 Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and an Introduction to Reactivity
Chapter 5 The Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes: An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis
Chapter 6 Isomers and Stereochemistry
Chapter 7 Delocalized Electrons and Their Effection on Stability, Reactivity, and pK: Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy
Chapter 8 Aromaticity: Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes
Chapter 9 Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides
Chapter 10 Reactions of Alcohols, Amines, Ethers, and Epoxides
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