Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry - Hardcover

McMurry, John E.; Simanek, Eric E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495012033 ISBN 13: 9780495012030

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2006

Synopsis

Written for the short course-where content must be thorough, but to-the-point, FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Sixth Edition, continues to provide an effective, clear, and readable introduction to the beauty and logic of organic chemistry. McMurry presents only those subjects needed for a brief course while maintaining the important pedagogical tools commonly found in larger books. With clear explanations, thought-provoking examples, and an innovative vertical format for explaining reaction mechanisms, FUNDAMENTALS takes a modern approach: primary organization is by functional group, beginning with the simple (alkanes) and progressing to the more complex. Within the primary organization, there is also an emphasis on explaining the fundamental mechanistic similarities of reactions. Through this approach, memorization is minimized and understanding is maximized. The sixth edition brings in new content that applies organic chemistry to students, for example all of the chapter openers have been changed and incorporate a model and photograph of an application of organic chemistry such as Taxol from the pacific yew tree. The book introduces a running application in the Interlude boxes and in the problems relating agricultural chemicals intended to unify the subject further for students. All of the problems have been reorganized by topic to make easier to assign and review. New problem categories have been added. The new problem categories are "In the Field with Agrochemicals" and "In the Medicine Cabinet" to reinforce the focus on applications.

About this title

About the Author:

John E. McMurry received his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Foundation Fellow. He has received several awards, which include the National Institutes of Health Career Development Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, and the Max Planck Research Award. In addition to ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, he is also the author or coauthor of ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: A BIOLOGICAL APPROACH, FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, THE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS.

Review:

1. Structure and Bonding; Acids and Bases. 2. The Nature of Organic Compounds: Alkanes. 3. The Nature of Organic Reactions: Alkenes. 4. Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes. 5. Aromatic Compounds. 6. Stereochemistry. 7. Alkyl Halides. 8. Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers. 9. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions. 10. Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives. 11. Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution Reactions and Condensation Reactions. 12. Amines. INTERLUDE: THE ROADMAP OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS. 13. Structure Determination. 14. Biomolecules: Carbohydrates. 15. Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. 16. Biomolecules: Lipids and Nucleic Acids. 17. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0495012033
• ISBN 13: 9780495012030
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 640