Organic Chemistry I Workbook For Dummies
2. Auflage Februar 2022
400 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Need help with organic chemistry? Get extra practice with this workbook
If you're looking for a little extra help with organic chemistry than your Organic Chemistry I class offers, Organic Chemistry I Workbook For Dummies is exactly what you need! It lets you take the theories you're learning (and maybe struggling with) in class and practice them in the same format you'll find on class exams and other licensing exams, like the MCAT. It offers tips and tricks to memorize difficult concepts and shortcuts to solving problems.
This reference guide and practice book explains the concepts of organic chemistry (such as functional groups, resonance, alkanes, and stereochemistry) in a concise, easy-to-understand format that helps you refine your skills. It also includes real practice with hundreds of exam questions to test your knowledge.
* Walk through the answers and clearly identify where you went wrong (or right) with each problem
* Get practical advice on acing your exams
* Use organic chemistry in practical applications
Organic Chemistry I Workbook For Dummies provides you with opportunities to review the material and practice solving problems based on the topics covered in a typical Organic Chemistry I course. With the help of this practical reference, you can face down your exam and pass on to Organic Chemistry II with confidence!
Part 1: The Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 5
Chapter 1: Working with Models and Molecules 7
Chapter 2: Speaking Organic Chemistry: Drawing and Abbreviating Lewis Structures 25
Chapter 3: Drawing Resonance Structures 45
Chapter 4: Working with Acids and Bases 67
Part 2: The Bones of Organic Molecules: The Hydrocarbons 85
Chapter 5: Seeing Molecules in 3-D: Stereochemistry 87
Chapter 6: The Skeletons of Organic Molecules: The Alkanes 113
Chapter 7: Shaping Up with Bond Calisthenics and Conformation 127
Chapter 8: Doubling Down: The Alkenes 147
Chapter 9: Tripling the Fun: Alkyne Reactions and Nomenclature 179
Part 3: Functional Groups and Their Reactions 205
Chapter 10: The Leaving Group Boogie: Substitution and Elimination of Alkyl Halides 207
Chapter 11: Not as Thunk as You Drink I Am: The Alcohols 227
Chapter 12: Conjugated Dienes and the Diels-Alder Reaction 243
Chapter 13: The Power of the Ring: Aromatic Compounds 263
Part 4: Detective Work: Spectroscopy and Spectrometry 285
Chapter 14: Breaking Up (Isn't Hard to Do): Mass Spectrometry 287
Chapter 15: Cool Vibrations: IR Spectroscopy 303
Chapter 16: Putting Molecules under the Magnet: NMR Spectroscopy 319
Part 5: The Part of Tens 349
Chapter 17: The Ten Commandments of Organic Chemistry 351
Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Acing Orgo Exams 355
Chapter 19: Ten Cool Natural Products 361
Index 367
