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Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Basic Concepts in Chemical Bonding and Organic Molecules
- 1. 1.1 Chemical Bonding
- 1. 1.2 Lewis Structure
- 1. 1.3 Resonance Structures
- 1. 1.4 Resonance structures in Organic Chemistry
- 1. 1.5 Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR)
- 1. 1.6 Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 1
- Chapter 2 Fundamental of Organic Structures
- 1. 2.1 Structures of Alkenes
- 1. 2.2 Nomenclature of Alkanes
- 1. 2.3 Functional Groups
- 1. 2.4 IUPAC Naming of Organic Compounds with Functional Groups
- 1. 2.5 Degree of Unsaturation/Index of Hydrogen Deficiency
- 1. 2.6 Intermolecular Force and Physical Properties of Organic Compounds
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 2
- Chapter 3 Acids and Bases: Organic Reaction Mechanism Introduction
- 1. 3.1 Review of Acids and Bases and Ka
- 1. 3.2 Organic Acids and Bases and Organic Reaction Mechanism
- 1. 3.3 pKa of Organic Acids and Application of pKa to Predict Acid-Base Reaction Outcome
- 1. 3.4 Structural Effects on Acidity and Basicity
- 1. 3.5 Lewis Acids and Lewis Bases
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 3
- Chapter 4 Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
- 1. 4.1 Conformation Analysis of Alkanes
- 1. 4.2 Cycloalkanes and Their Relative Stabilities
- 1. 4.3 Conformation Analysis of Cyclohexane
- 1. 4.4 Substituted Cyclohexanes
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 4
- Chapter 5 Stereochemistry
- 1. 5.1 Summary of Isomers
- 1. 5.2 Geometric Isomers and E/Z Naming System
- 1. 5.3 Chirality and R/S Naming System
- 1. 5.4 Optical Activity
- 1. 5.5 Fisher Projection
- 1. 5.6 Compounds with More Than One Chirality Centers
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 5
- Chapter 6 Structural Identification of Organic Compounds: IR and NMR Spectroscopy
- 1. 6.1 Electromagnetic Radiation and Molecular Spectroscopy
- 1. 6.2 Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy Theory
- 1. 6.3 IR Spectrum and Characteristic Absorption Bands
- 1. 6.4 IR Spectrum Interpretation Practice
- 1. 6.5 NMR Theory and Experiment
- 1. 6.6 ¹H NMR Spectra and Interpretation (Part I)
- 1. 6.7 ¹H NMR Spectra and Interpretation (Part II)
- 1. 6.8 ¹³C NMR Spectroscopy
- 1. 6.9 Structure Determination Practice
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 6
- Chapter 7 Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
- 1. 7.1 Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction Overview
- 1. 7.2 SN2 Reaction Mechanism, Energy Diagram and Stereochemistry
- 1. 7.3 Other Factors that Affect SN2 Reactions
- 1. 7.4 SN1 Reaction Mechanism, Energy Diagram and Stereochemistry
- 1. 7.5 SN1 vs SN2
- 1. 7.6 Extra Topics on Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 7
- Chapter 8 Elimination Reactions
- 1. 8.1 E2 Reaction
- 1. 8.2 E1 Reaction
- 1. 8.3 E1/E2 Summary
- 1. 8.4 Comparison and Competition Between SN1, SN2, E1 and E2
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 8
- Chapter 9 Free Radical Substitution Reaction of Alkanes
- 1. 9.1 Homolytic and Heterolytic Cleavage
- 1. 9.2 Halogenation Reaction of Alkanes
- 1. 9.3 Stability of Alkyl Radicals
- 1. 9.4 Chlorination vs Bromination
- 1. 9.5 Stereochemistry for Halogenation of Alkanes
- 1. 9.6 Synthesis of Target Molecules: Introduction of Retrosynthetic Analysis
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 9
- Chapter 10 Alkenes and Alkynes
- 1. 10.1 Synthesis of Alkenes
- 1. 10.2 Reactions of Alkenes: Addition of Hydrogen Halide to Alkenes
- 1. 10.3 Reactions of Alkenes: Addition of Water (or Alcohol) to Alkenes
- 1. 10.4 Reactions of Alkenes: Addition of Bromine and Chlorine to Alkenes
- 1. 10.5 Reaction of Alkenes: Hydrogenation
- 1. 10.6 Two Other Hydration Reactions of Alkenes
- 1. 10.7 Oxidation Reactions of Alkenes
- 1. 10.8 Alkynes
- 1. Answers to Practice Questions Chapter 10
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