OrganicChemistry
Second Edition
ThomasN. Sorrell
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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'Sorrell writes well, and has a knack for lucid explanations. He uses excellent examples and well designed exercises to make his points. The sections integrating chapter topics with biochemical examples are the best that I have seen. My students have found his book a pleasure to read.'--Douglas Dyckes, University of Colorado, Denver
'Student response to the first edition of Sorrell's Organic Chemistry has been overwhelmingly positive. I expect response to the streamlined second edition to be even better.'
--René Boeré, The University of Lethbridge
--Peter Dibble
'This new edition of Sorrell's Organic Chemistry is a great contribution to those interested in teaching organic with an eye toward biochemistry. Students very much appreciated the clarity of the writing and pertinent biological examples.'
--Josh Rabinowitz, Princeton University
TheSecond Edition ofOrganicChemistry maintainsall the innovative features of the first edition in a sleeker, slimmer, andeasier-to-navigate design.Hailedby J Chem Ed as “the new wave” inorganic textbooks, this book’s mechanistic approach constructs organicchemistry from the ground up.Byfocusing on the points of reactivities in organic, this text allows students toapproach more and more complex molecules with enhanced understanding.Also noteworthy are the biochemical examples for their variety,substance, and depth.Despite itsunique emphasis on reactivity, the book facilitates easy adoption by coveringorganic compound classes in the traditional order.Hundreds of worked examples and student exercises combine with clearwriting and sound pedagogy to make this text an exceptional choice.
What'sNew in this Edition?
a sleeker, slimmer volume
improved organization designed for ease of use
more examples and solved exercises
fewer specialized topics
the first chapter on nucleophilic substitution has been expanded and divided into two chapters, allowing alkyl halides and alcohol substitution reactions to be treated separately
oxidation reactions of alcohols have been removed from the chapter on elimination reactions, and a separate chapter on reduction and oxidation reactions has been created (Chapter 11), which also includes discussions about the reduction and oxidation reactions of alkenes
the chemistry of dienes, including the Diels-Alder reaction, have been collected in a chapter separate from the one devoted to the addition reactions of simple alkenes
the order of topics in the chapters presenting spectroscopic methods has been reversed, so nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is now covered first