Efficiently Studying Organic Chemistry: Exam Training for Chemists, Biochemists, Pharmacists, Life and Health Scientists

Efficiently Studying Organic Chemistry Complete yet concise learning resource for organic chemistry exam training Based on the author’s extensive teaching experience, this unique textbook comprises the essentials of organic chemistry in 86 chapters as concise, self-contained units of study. Each chapter, visually presented as one or two double pages, includes questions to allow for immediate and effective self-examination. Answers are summarized in the appendix. Topics covered within the book include: Basic concepts (atomic and molecular orbitals, covalent bonding, hybridization, resonance, aromaticity) Molecular structure (atom connectivity, skeletal isomerism, conformation, configuration, chirality) The classes of organic compounds including natural products, polymers, and biopolymers Types, mechanisms, selectivity, and specificity of organic reactions Molecular structure elucidation (mass spectrometry, UV and visible light absorption, IR and NMR spectroscopy) Planning organic syntheses The perfect fit for bachelor and master students alike, this book is an all-in-one resource for efficiently studying and passing organic chemistry exams.

Table of Contents:
Contents 1 Preface 6 Organic Chemistry 7 1 Atomic Orbitals, Electronic Configurations 8 2 Covalent Bonding 10 3 Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals 12 4 Covalent Carbon-Carbon Bonding 14 5 Alkanes 16 6 Skeletal Structure, Structural Isomerism 18 7 Basic Rules of Nomenclature 20 8 Drawing Molecular Structures 22 9 Conformation 24 10 Reactive Intermediates 26 11 Basic Types of Organic Reactions 28 12 Energy Turnover of Chemical Reactions 30 13 Radical Substitution 32 14 Alkenes, Skeletal and Configurational Isomers 34 15 Synthesis of Alkenes 36 16 Additions to Alkenes 40 17 Dienes 44 18 Additions and Cycloadditions with 1,3-Dienes 46 19 Alkynes 48 20 Cycloalkanes 52 21 Basic Syntheses of Cycloalkanes and Cycloalkenes 56 22 Reactions of Cycloalkanes and Cycloalkenes 58 23 Benzene, Aromaticity, Aromatic Compounds 60 24 Benzenoid Aromatic Compounds 62 25 Electrophilic Substitution of Benzene 64 26 Electrophilic Second Substitution of Benzenes 66 27 Other Reactions of Benzenoid Aromatics 68 28 Polycyclic Benzenoid Aromatic Compounds 70 29 Non-benzenoid Aromatic Compounds 74 30 Alkyl Halides 76 31 Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Substitution 80 32 Organometal Compounds 82 33 Alcohols 84 34 Diols, Triols 88 35 Reactions of Alcohols 90 36 Dehydration of Alcohols 92 37 Ethers 94 38 Amines 96 39 Reactions of Amines 98 40 Diazo and Azo Compounds 102 41 Carboxylic Acids 106 42 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 110 43 Substituted Carboxylic Acids 114 44 Absolute Configuration 118 45 Enantiomers without Carbon as Stereogenic Center 122 46 Diastereomers 124 47 Aldehydes 126 48 Ketones 130 49 Carbonyl Reactions 132 50 CH Acidity of Carbonyl Compounds 136 51 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds 138 52 Phenols 142 53 Quinones 146 54 Organosulfur Compounds 150 55 Carbonic Acid Derivatives 154 56 Heterocumulenes 158 57 Rearrangements 160 58 Polymers, Polymerization 164 59 Syntheses with Organosilicon Compounds 168 60 Heteroalicycles 170 61 Five-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles 174 62 Six-Membered Aromatic Heterocycles 178 63 Benzo-Fused Five-Membered Heteroaromatics 182 64 Benzo-Fused Six-Membered Heteroaromatics 186 65 Fused Aromatic Heterocycles 190 66 Absorption of Light, Color, Dyes 194 67 Porphyrinoids 198 68 Amino Acids 200 69 Peptides, Proteins 202 70 Alkaloids 206 71 Carbohydrates: Aldoses and Ketoses 208 72 Carbohydrates: Oligo- and Polysaccharides 212 73 Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA 214 74 Lipids 216 75 Polyketides 218 76 Terpenes 220 77 Steroids 224 78 Selectivity and Specificity of Organic Reactions 226 79 Prochirality, Enantioselectivity 230 80 Planning Organic Syntheses 232 81 Aspects of Molecular Structure 236 82 Mass Spectrometry 238 83 Infrared Spectroscopy 240 84 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Proton NMR 242 85 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Carbon-13 NMR 246 86 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Two-Dimensional NMR 248 Working on Questions 250 Subject Index 295 Periodic Table of the Elements 314 Selected Reference Sources 316

About the Author :
Eberhard Breitmaier received his PhD in 1966 at the University of Tübingen, Germany. After a postdoctoral fellowship followed by an appointment as assistant professor for organic chemistry at the University of Houston, Texas, USA, from 1967 to 1968, he gained his lecturing qualification (habilitation) at the University of Tübingen in 1971. He was professor for organic chemistry and instrumental analysis at the University of Bonn, Germany, from 1975 to 2004. His research focused on 3-alkoxyacroleins as reagents for organic synthesis, porphyrinoid annulenes, and natural products. He has authored many scientific publications and several textbooks on organic chemistry, NMR spectroscopy, and natural products.