Essential Organic Chemistry

For one-term course in organic chemistry taken by pre-health profession majors. Designed for a one-term course, this organic chemistry text helps students see organic chemistry as an interesting and exciting science-and encourages the development of their critical-thinking skills. Bruice presents reactions with enough detail to give students a solid understanding of reactivity, rather than rote memorization. Once students understand the reasons behind the reactivity of organic compounds, they will be better prepared to understand the reactions involved in such areas as metabolism, PCR, and genetic engineering. The Second Edition has been revised throughout to make the material more accessible for students.Chapter 1 Electronic Structure and Covalent Bonding Chapter 2 Acids and Bases Chapter 3 An Introduction to Organic Compounds: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, and Representation of Structure Chapter 4 Alkenes: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and an Introduction to Reactivity Chapter 5 The Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes: An Introduction to Multistep Synthesis Chapter 6 Isomers and Stereochemistry Chapter 7 Delocalized Electrons and their Effect on Stability, Reactivity, and pKa* Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy Chapter 8 Aromaticity * Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes Chapter 9 Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides Chapter 10 Reactions of Alcohols, Amines, Ethers, and Epoxides Chapter 11 Carbonyl Compounds I: Nucleophilic Acid Substitution Chapter 12 Carbonyl Compounds II: Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones * More Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Chapter 13 Carbonyl Compounds III: Reactions at the a- Carbon Chapter 14 Determining the Structures of Organic Compounds Chapter 15 The Organic Chemistry of Carbohydrates Chapter 16 The Organic Chemistry of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Chapter 17 How Enzymes Catalyze Reactions * The Organic Chemistry of Vitamins Chapter 18 The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways Chapter 19 The Chemistry of Nucleic Acids Chapter 20 The Organic Chemistry of Lipids Appendices I Physical Properties of Organic Compounds II pKa Values III Answers to Selected Problems Glossary Photo Credits Index