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A plain-English guide to one of the toughest courses around
So, you survived the first semester of Organic Chemistry (maybe even by the skin of your teeth) and now it's time to get back to the classroom and lab! Organic Chemistry II For Dummies is an easy-to-understand reference to this often challenging subject.
Thanks to this book, you'll get friendly and comprehensible guidance on everything you can expect to encounter in your Organic Chemistry II course.
An extension of the successful Organic Chemistry I For Dummies
Covers topics in a straightforward and effective manner
Explains concepts and terms in a fast and easy-to-understand way
Whether you're confused by composites, baffled by biomolecules, or anything in between, Organic Chemistry II For Dummies gives you the help you need — in plain English!
From the Inside Flap
Learn to:
Understand the physical and chemical properties of organic compounds
Observe from a macro-scopic and micro-scopic view
Grasp chemical and organic reactions
Follow along and ace your Organic Chemistry II course
Your plain-English guide to understanding chemical reactions and tackling tests with ease
Whether you're confused by carbocations or baffled by biomolecules, this straightforward, easy-to-read guide demystifies Organic Chemistry II.
From appreciating aromatic compounds to comprehending carbonyls, you'll discover what you need to know about organic reactions in order to master the course and score high on your exams!
Get comfortable with the course — follow your coursework alongside the book, as it corresponds to a typical second semester college-level organic chemistry class
Refresh your knowledge of key topics — from mechanisms to alcohol and ethers, from conjugated unsaturated systems to electrophiles and nucleophiles, get prepped for Organic II
Grasp carbonyl group basics — get an overview of structure, reactivity, and spectroscopy before delving deeper into aldehydes and ketones, enols and enolates, and carboxylic acids and their derivatives
Ace advanced topics — take a closer look at nitrogen compounds, organometallic compounds, the Claisen Condensation and its variations, and biomolecules, such as carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
Open the book and find:
A review of Organic Chemistry I
Clear descriptions of organic reactions
Spectroscopy of aromatic compounds and carbonyls
All you need to know about amines
An explanation of the infamous Grignard reaction
Hints for working with synthesis and roadmaps
Surefire ways to fail the course (and how to avoid them!)
Ten tips for increasing your exam scores
Welcome to Organic Chemistry II For Dummies. We’re certainly happy you decided to delve further into the fascinating world of organic chemistry. It’s a complex area of chemistry, but understanding organic chemistry isn’t really that difficult.
It simply takes hard work, attention to detail, some imagination, and the desire to know. Organic chemistry, like any area of chemistry, is not a spectator sport. You need to interact with the material, try different study techniques, and ask yourself why things happen the way they do.
Organic Chemistry II is a more intricate course than the typical freshman introductory chemistry course, and you may find that it’s also more involved than Organic I. You may actually need to use those things you learned (and study habits you developed) in Organic I to be successful in Organic II.
But if you work hard, you can get through your Organic II course. More importantly, you may grow to appreciate the myriad chemical reactions that take place in the diverse world of organic chemistry.
About the Author
John T. Moore, EdD, is Regents Professor of Chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He is the author of Chemistry For Dummies.Richard H. Langley, PhD, teaches chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University. Langley and Moore are coauthors of Biochemistry For Dummies.
Contents :
Introduction
Part I: Brushing Up on Important
Organic Chemistry I Concepts
Chapter 1: Organic Chemistry II: Here We Go Again!
Chapter 2: Remembering How We Do It: Mechanisms
Chapter 3: Alcohols and Ethers: Not Just for Drinking and Sleeping
Chapter 4: Conjugated Unsaturated Systems
Chapter 5: “Seeing” Molecules: Spectroscopy Revisited
Part II: Discovering Aromatic (And Not
So Aromatic) Compounds
Chapter 6: Introducing Aromatics
Chapter 7: Aromatic Substitution Part I: Attack of the Electrophiles
Chapter 8: Aromatic Substitution Part II: Attack of the
Nucleophiles and Other Reactions
Part III: Carbonyls: Good Alcohols Gone Bad
Chapter 9: Comprehending Carbonyls
Chapter 10: Aldehydes and Ketones
Chapter 11: Enols and Enolates
Chapter 12: Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
Part IV: Advanced Topics (Every
Student’s Nightmare)
Chapter 13: Amines and Friends
Chapter 14: Metals Muscling In: Organometallics
Chapter 15: More Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds
Chapter 16: Living Large: Biomolecules
Part V: Pulling It All Together
Chapter 17: Overview of Synthesis Strategies
Chapter 18: Roadmaps and Predicting Products
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Sure! re Ways to Fail Organic Chemistry II
Chapter 20: More than Ten Ways to Increase Your Score on an Organic Chemistry Exam
About the book:
Publisher : For Dummies; 1st edition (July 13, 2010)
Language : English
Pages : 384
File : PDF, 6MB
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