Reaction Mechanism in Organic Chemistry (3/e)

Designed for the senior undergraduates, this book gives entries of most of the important organic reactions, together with a critical examination of the evidence leading to the accepted mechanisms. It attempts to bridge the gap between an elementary treatment and the more masterly treatises on the subject. To test one’s comprehension 400 problems with solutions have been provided.

Table of Contents
The Chemical Bond • Organic Reactions, Reagents and Reaction Intermediates • General Principles and Methods of Determination of Reaction Mechanism • Aliphatic Nucleophilic Substitution • Addition to Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bond • Elimination Reactions • Reactions of the Carbonyl Group • Carbanions and Tautomerism • Aromatic Substitution • Molecular Rearrangements Involving Electron-Deficient Species • Further Molecular Rearrangements • Free Radicals • Organic Photochemistry • Pericyclic Reactions • Methods of Reduction • Methods of Oxidation • Appendices • Index