Chemical Bonding and Structure / Chapter 1.: |
Valence Bond Description of Chemical Bonding / 1.1.: |
Orbital Hybridization / 1.1.1.: |
Resonance / 1.1.2.: |
Bond Energy, Polarity, and Polarizability / 1.2.: |
Bond Energies / 1.2.1.: |
Electronegativity and Polarity / 1.2.2.: |
Polarizability--Hardness and Softness / 1.2.3.: |
Molecular Orbital Theory and Methods / 1.3.: |
Huckel Molecular Orbital Theory / 1.4.: |
Qualitative Application of Molecular Orbital Theory / 1.5.: |
Application of Molecular Orbital Theory to Reactivity / 1.6.: |
Interactions between [sigma] and [pi] Systems--Hyperconjugation / 1.7.: |
Other Quantitative Descriptions of Molecular Structure / 1.8.: |
Atoms in Molecules / 1.8.1.: |
Electron Density Functionals / 1.8.2.: |
Modern Valence Bond Approaches / 1.8.3.: |
General References |
Problems |
Principles of Stereochemistry / Chapter 2.: |
Enantiomeric Relationships / 2.1.: |
Diastereomeric Relationships / 2.2.: |
Stereochemistry of Reactions / 2.3.: |
Prochiral Relationships / 2.4.: |
Conformational, Steric, and Stereoelectronic Effects / Chapter 3.: |
Strain and Molecular Mechanics / 3.1.: |
Conformations of Acyclic Molecules / 3.2.: |
Conformations of Cyclohexane Derivatives / 3.3.: |
Carbocyclic Rings Other Than Six-Membered / 3.4.: |
The Effect of Heteroatoms on Conformational Equilibria / 3.5.: |
The Anomeric Effect / 3.6.: |
Conformational Effects on Reactivity / 3.7.: |
Angle Strain and Its Effect on Reactivity / 3.8.: |
Relationships between Ring Size and Rate of Cyclization / 3.9.: |
Torsional and Stereoelectronic Effects on Reactivity / 3.10.: |
Study and Description of Organic Reaction Mechanismns / Chapter 4.: |
Thermodynamic Data / 4.1.: |
Kinetic Data / 4.2.: |
Substituent Effects and Linear Free-Energy Relationships / 4.3.: |
Basic Mechanistic Concepts: Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Control, Hammond's Postulate, the Curtin-Hammett Principle / 4.4.: |
Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Control / 4.4.1.: |
Hammond's Postulate / 4.4.2.: |
The Curtin-Hammett Principle / 4.4.3.: |
Isotope Effects / 4.5.: |
Isotopes in Labeling Experiments / 4.6.: |
Characterization of Reaction Intermediates / 4.7.: |
Catalysis by Bronsted Acids and Bases / 4.8.: |
Lewis Acid Catalysis / 4.9.: |
Solvent Effects / 4.10.: |
Substituent Effects in the Gas Phase / 4.11.: |
Stereochemistry / 4.12.: |
Conclusion / 4.13.: |
Nucleophilic Substitution / Chapter 5.: |
The Limiting Cases--Substitution by the Ionization (S[subscript N]1) Mechanism / 5.1.: |
The Limiting Cases--Substitution by the Direct Displacement (S[subscript N]2) Mechanism / 5.2.: |
Detailed Mechanistic Description and Borderline Mechanisms / 5.3.: |
Carbocations / 5.4.: |
Nucleophilicity and Solvent Effects / 5.5.: |
Leaving-Group Effects / 5.6.: |
Steric and Strain Effects on Substitution and Ionization Rates / 5.7.: |
Effects of Conjugation on Reactivity / 5.8.: |
Stereochemistry of Nucleophilic Substitution / 5.9.: |
Neighboring-Group Participation / 5.10.: |
Mechanism of Rearrangements of Carbocations / 5.11.: |
The Norbornyl Cation and Other Nonclassical Carbocations / 5.12.: |
Polar Addition and Elimination Reactions / Chapter 6.: |
Addition of Hydrogen Halides to Alkenes / 6.1.: |
Acid-Catalyzed Hydration and Related Addition Reactions / 6.2.: |
Addition of Halogens / 6.3.: |
Electrophilic Additions Involving Metal Ions / 6.4.: |
Additions to Alkynes and Allenes / 6.5.: |
The E2, E1, and E1cb Mechanisms / 6.6.: |
Regiochemistry of Elimination Reactions / 6.7.: |
Stereochemistry of E2 Elimination Reactions / 6.8.: |
Dehydration of Alcohols / 6.9.: |
Eliminations Not Involving C--H Bonds / 6.10.: |
Carbanions and Other Nucleophilic Carbon Species / Chapter 7.: |
Acidity of Hydrocarbons / 7.1.: |
Carbanions Stabilized by Functional Groups / 7.2.: |
Enols and Enamines / 7.3.: |
Carbanions as Nucleophiles in S[subscript N]2 Reactions / 7.4.: |
Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds / Chapter 8.: |
Hydration and Addition of Alcohols to Aldehydes and Ketones / 8.1.: |
Addition-Elimination Reactions of Ketones and Aldehydes / 8.2.: |
Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles to Carbonyl Groups / 8.3.: |
Reactivity of Carbonyl Compounds toward Addition / 8.4.: |
Ester Hydrolysis / 8.5.: |
Aminolysis of Esters / 8.6.: |
Amide Hydrolysis / 8.7.: |
Acylation of Nucleophilic Oxygen and nitrogen Groups / 8.8.: |
Intramolecular Catalysis / 8.9.: |
Aromaticity / Chapter 9.: |
The Concept of Aromaticity / 9.1.: |
The Annulenes / 9.2.: |
Aromaticity in Charged Rings / 9.3.: |
Homoaromaticity / 9.4.: |
Fused-Ring Systems / 9.5.: |
Heterocyclic Rings / 9.6.: |
Aromatic Substitution / Chapter 10.: |
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions / 10.1.: |
Structure-Reactivity Relationships / 10.2.: |
Reactivity of Polycyclic and Heteroaromatic Compounds / 10.3.: |
Specific Substitution Mechanisms / 10.4.: |
Nitration / 10.4.1.: |
Halogenation / 10.4.2.: |
Protonation and Hydrogen Exchange / 10.4.3.: |
Friedel-Crafts Alkylation and Related Reactions / 10.4.4.: |
Friedel-Crafts Acylation and Related Reactions / 10.4.5.: |
Coupling with Diazonium Compounds / 10.4.6.: |
Substitution of Groups Other Than Hydrogen / 10.4.7.: |
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution by the Addition-Elimination Mechanism / 10.5.: |
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution by the Elimination-Addition Mechanism / 10.6.: |
Concerted Pericyclic Reactions / Chapter 11.: |
Electrocyclic Reactions / 11.1.: |
Sigmatropic Rearrangements / 11.2.: |
Cycloaddition Reactions / 11.3.: |
Free-Radical Reactions / Chapter 12.: |
Generation and Characterization of Free Radicals / 12.1.: |
Background / 12.1.1.: |
Stable and Persistent Free Radicals / 12.1.2.: |
Direct Detection of Radical Intermediates / 12.1.3.: |
Sources of Free Radicals / 12.1.4.: |
Structural and Stereochemical Properties of Radical Intermediates / 12.1.5.: |
Charged Radical Species / 12.1.6.: |
Characteristics of Reaction Mechanisms Involving Radical Intermediates / 12.2.: |
Kinetic Characteristics of Chain Reactions / 12.2.1.: |
Free-Radical Substitution Reactions / 12.2.2.: |
Oxidation / 12.3.1.: |
Free-Radical Addition Reactions / 12.4.: |
Addition of Hydrogen Halides / 12.4.1.: |
Addition of Halomethanes / 12.4.2.: |
Addition of Other Carbon Radicals / 12.4.3.: |
Addition of Thiols and Thiocarboxylic Acids / 12.4.4.: |
Halogen, Sulfur, and Selenium Group Transfer Reactions / 12.5.: |
Intramolecular Free-Radical Reactions / 12.6.: |
Rearrangement and Fragmentation Reactions of Free Radicals / 12.7.: |
Rearrangement Reactions / 12.7.1.: |
Fragmentation / 12.7.2.: |
Electron-Transfer Reactions Involving Transition-Metal Ions / 12.8.: |
S[subscript RN]1 Substitution Processes / 12.9.: |
Photochemistry / Chapter 13.: |
General Principles / 13.1.: |
Orbital Symmetry Considerations Related to Photochemical Reactions / 13.2.: |
Photochemistry of Carbonyl Compounds / 13.3.: |
Photochemistry of Alkenes and Dienes / 13.4.: |
Photochemistry of Aromatic Compounds / 13.5.: |
References to Problems |
Index |
Chemical Bonding and Structure / Chapter 1.: |
Valence Bond Description of Chemical Bonding / 1.1.: |
Orbital Hybridization / 1.1.1.: |