The second edition of Organic
Chemistry
maintains
all the innovative features of the first edition in a sleeker, slimmer, and
easier-to-navigate design. Hailed
by J Chem Ed as "the new wave" in
organic textbooks, this book's mechanistic approach constructs organic
chemistry from the ground up. By
focusing on the points of reactivities in organic, this text allows students to
approach more and more complex molecules with enhanced understanding.
Also noteworthy are the biochemical examples for their variety,
substance, and depth. Despite its
unique emphasis on reactivity, the book facilitates easy adoption by covering
organic compound classes in the traditional order.
Hundreds of worked examples and student exercises combine with clear
writing and sound pedagogy to make this text an exceptional choice.




What's
New in this Edition?





a
sleeker, slimmer volume




improved
organization designed for ease of use




more
examples and solved exercises




fewer
specialized topics




the first chapter on
nucleophilic substitution has been expanded and divided into two chapters,
allowing alkyl
halides and alcohol substitution reactions to be treated separately




oxidation
reactions of alcohols have been removed from the chapter on elimination
reactions, and a separate chapter on reduction and oxidation reactions
has been created (Chapter 11), which also includes discussions about
the reduction and oxidation reactions of alkenes




the
chemistry of dienes, including the Diels-Alder reaction, have been collected
in a chapter separate from the one devoted to the addition reactions of
simple alkenes




the
order of topics in the chapters presenting spectroscopic methods has
been reversed, so nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is now covered
first




the
chapter that introduces synthetic methods has been largely preserved from
the first edition, but it is followed directly by the chapter on
enantioselective synthesis




the
discussion of enantioselective reactions has been completely rewritten, and
its emphasis has been changed to encourage students to think about designing
enantioselective syntheses without having to memorize a lot of details about
specific reagents and conditions




the
topic of aromatic compounds- benzene and its derivatives-has been moved,
and the presentations about diazonium compounds and nucleophilic
aromatic substitution reactions, have been incorporated into new Chapter
17




the
chapter about about aldehydes,
ketones, and carbohydrates has been divided into two chapters in the current
edition, with the division made according to the reaction mechanisms
involved, not according to the functional groups that are undergoing the
reactions




the
chapter on nitrogen-containing compounds has been parceled in this
edition among several chapters in the new edition




in
contrast, the discussions of polymer chemistry, which were interspersed
throughout the book in the first edition, have been collected to form
Chapter 26 in this edition