Research and Markets: Foundations of Organic Chemistry: Unity and Diversity of Structures, Pathways, and Reactions

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/de35e9/foundations_of_org) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Foundations of Organic Chemistry: Unity and Diversity of Structures, Pathways, and Reactions" to their offering.

“Foundations of Organic Chemistry: Unity and Diversity of Structures, Pathways, and Reactions”

This book differs from other organic chemistry textbooks in that it is not focused purely on the needs of students studying premed, but rather for all students studying organic chemistry. It directs the reader to question present assumptions rather than to accept what is told, so the second chapter is largely devoted to spectroscopy (rather than finding it much later on as with most current organic chemistry textbooks). Additionally, after an introduction to spectroscopy, thermodynamics and kinetics, the presentation of structural information of compounds and organic families advances from hydrocarbons to alcohols to aldehydes and ketones and, finally, to carboxylic acids.

Key features:

• Includes broad coverage of all topics relevant to organic chemistry
• Suitable for chemistry majors rather than just pre-med students, setting it apart from other competing textbooks
• Directs the reader to question present assumptions rather than to accept what is told, unlike other books that stress uncritical thinking and applications
• Provides an easy-to-use one volume textbook for all students of chemistry
• Discusses thermodynamics and kinetics, the structural information advances from hydrocarbons to alcohols to aldehydes and ketones and, finally, to carboxylic acids
• Devotes almost an entire chapter to spectroscopy early on in the text, as opposed to similar texts that include it much later

Key Topics Covered:

• Chapter 1. An Introduction to Structure and Bonding.
• Chapter 2. An Introduction to Spectroscopy and Selected Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry.
• Chapter 3. Structure: The Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons and the Shape of Things to Come.
• Chapter 4. An Introduction to Dynamics.
• Chapter 5. Classes of Organic Compounds - A Survey. An Introduction to Solvents, Acids and Bases; Computational Chemistry.
• Chapter 6. Reactions of Hydrocarbons: Oxidation, Reduciton, Substitution, Addition, Elimination and Rearrangement.
• Chapter 7. The Reactions of Alkl, Alkenyl and Aryl Halides: Oxidation Reduction, Substitution, Addition Elimination, and Rearrangement.
• Chapter 8. Part I The Reactions of Alcohols, Enols and Phenols: Oxidation Reduction, Substitution, Addition Elimination, and Rearrangement. Part II Ethers. Part III Selected Reactions Of Alkyl and Aryl Thiols and Thioethers.
• Chapter 9. Part I The Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones: Oxidation, Reduction, Substitution, Addition Elimination, and Rearrangement.
• Chapter 10. Part I The Reactions of Amines: Oxidation.Reduction,
• Chapter 11 An Introduction to Carbohydrates, Acetogenins and Steroids.
• Chapter 12 An Introduction to Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins, Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Processes.
• Chapter 13 An Introduction to Alkaloids and Some Other Heterocyclic Compounds.

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