{"product_id":"organic-chemistry-as-a-second-language-first-semester-topics-paperback-softback-9781119837091","title":"Organic Chemistry as a Second Language; First Semester Topics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119837091","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOrganic Chemistry as a Second Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFirst Semester Topics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid R. Klein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119837091, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e576 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 20.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.998 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganic chemistry can be a challenging subject. Most students view organic chemistry as a subject requiring hours upon hours of memorization. Author David Klein's \u003ci\u003eSecond Language \u003c\/i\u003ebooks prove this is not true—organic chemistry is one continuous story that 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering the initial half of the course, \u003ci\u003eOrganic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics\u003c\/i\u003e 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 the 6th edition, there are approximately 30 new end-of-chapter exercises in each chapter. These new exercises vary in difficulty, starting with exercises that focus on just one skill or concept (called \u003ci\u003ePractice Problems\u003c\/i\u003e), and continuing with exercises that focus on more than one skill or concept (called \u003ci\u003eIntegrated Problems\u003c\/i\u003e), and concluding with advanced exercises (called \u003ci\u003eChallenge Problems\u003c\/i\u003e). There are also author-created, detailed solutions for all new exercises, and these detailed solutions appear in the back of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Bond-line Drawings 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 How to Read Bond-Line Drawings 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 How to Draw Bond-Line Drawings 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Mistakes to Avoid 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 More Exercises 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Identifying Formal Charges 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Finding Lone Pairs that Are Not Drawn 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Resonance 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 What Is Resonance? 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Curved Arrows: The Tools for Drawing Resonance Structures 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Two Commandments 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Drawing Good Arrows 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Formal Charges in Resonance Structures 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Drawing Resonance Structures—Step By Step 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Drawing Resonance Structures—By Recognizing Patterns 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Assessing the Relative Importance of Resonance Structures 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Acid–base Reactions 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Factor 1—What Atom Is the Charge On? 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Factor 2—Resonance 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Factor 3—Induction 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Factor 4—Orbitals 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Ranking the Four Factors 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Other Factors 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Quantitative Measurement (pKa Values) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Predicting the Position of Equilibrium 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Showing a Mechanism 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Geometry 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Orbitals and Hybridization States 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Geometry 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Lone Pairs 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Nomenclature 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Functional Group 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Unsaturation 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Naming the Parent Chain 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Naming Substituents 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Stereoisomerism 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Numbering 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Common Names 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Going from a Name to a Structure 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Conformations 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 How to Draw a Newman Projection 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Ranking the Stability of Newman Projections 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Drawing Chair Conformations 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Placing Groups on the Chair 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Ring Flipping 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Comparing the stability of Chairs 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Don’t Be Confused by The Nomenclature 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Configurations 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Locating Chiral Centers 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Determining the Configuration of a Chiral Center 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Nomenclature 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Drawing Enantiomers 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Diastereomers 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 MESO Compounds 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Drawing Fischer Projections 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Optical Activity 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Mechanisms 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction to Mechanisms 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Nucleophiles and Electrophiles 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Basicity vs. Nucleophilicity 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Arrow-Pushing Patterns for Ionic Mechanisms 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Carbocation Rearrangements 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Information Contained in a Mechanism 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Substitution Reactions 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 The Mechanisms 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Factor 1—The Electrophile (Substrate) 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Factor 2—The Nucleophile 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Factor 3—The Leaving Group 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Factor 4—The Solvent 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Using All Four Factors 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Drawing a Substitution Product and the Mechanism of Its Formation 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Elimination Reactions 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 The E2 Mechanism 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 The Regiochemical Outcome of an E2 Reaction 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 The Stereochemical Outcome of an E2 Reaction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 The E1 Mechanism 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 The Regiochemical Outcome of an E1 Reaction 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 The Stereochemical Outcome of an E1 Reaction 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Substitution vs. Elimination 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Determining the Function of the Reagent 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Identifying the Mechanism(s) 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Predicting the Products 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Addition Reactions 204\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Terminology Describing Regiochemistry 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Terminology Describing Stereochemistry 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Adding H and H 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Adding H and X, Markovnikov 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Adding H and Br, Anti-Markovnikov 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Adding H and OH, Markovnikov 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Adding H and OH, Anti-Markovnikov 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Synthesis Techniques 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.9 Adding Br and Br; Adding Br and OH 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.10 Adding OH and OH, Anti 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.11 Adding OH and OH, syn 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.12 Oxidative Cleavage of an Alkene 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Alkynes 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Structure and Properties of Alkynes 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Preparation of Alkynes 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Alkylation of Terminal Alkynes 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Reduction of Alkynes 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Hydration of Alkynes 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Keto-Enol Tautomerization 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Ozonolysis of Alkynes 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Alcohols 274\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Naming and Designating Alcohols 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Predicting Solubility of Alcohols 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Predicting Relative Acidity of Alcohols 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Preparing Alcohols: A Review 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Preparing Alcohols via Reduction 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Preparing Alcohols via Grignard Reactions 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Summary of Methods for Preparing Alcohols 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Reactions of Alcohols: Substitution and Elimination 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Reactions of Alcohols: Oxidation 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Converting an Alcohol into an Ether 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Ethers and Epoxides 300\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction to Ethers 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Preparation of Ethers 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Reactions of Ethers 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Preparation of Epoxides 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Ring-Opening Reactions of Epoxides 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Synthesis 316\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Functional Group Interconversion 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Changing the Carbon Skeleton 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Two Questions to Ask in Every Synthesis Problem 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Retrosynthetic Analysis 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Creating Your Own Problems 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-Chapter Problems 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetailed Solutions S-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex I-1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Chemistry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Chemistry\" 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