Book description
Sets forth the analytical tools needed to solve key problems in
organic chemistry
With its acclaimed decision-based approach, Electron Flow in
Organic Chemistry enables readers to develop the essential
critical thinking skills needed to analyze and solve problems in
organic chemistry, from the simple to complex. The author breaks down
common mechanistic organic processes into their basic units to explain
the core electron flow pathways that underlie these processes.
Moreover, the text stresses the use of analytical tools such as flow
charts, correlation matrices, and energy surfaces to enable readers
new to organic chemistry to grasp the fundamentals at a much deeper level.
This Second Edition of Electron Flow in Organic
Chemistry has been thoroughly revised, reorganized, and
streamlined in response to feedback from both students and
instructors. Readers will find more flowcharts, correlation matrices,
and algorithms that illustrate key decision-making processes step by
step. There are new examples from the field of biochemistry, making
the text more relevant to a broader range of readers in chemistry,
biology, and medicine. This edition also offers three new chapters:
- Proton transfer and the principles of stability
- Important reaction archetypes
- Qualitative molecular orbital theory and pericyclic reactions
The text's appendix features a variety of helpful tools, including a
general bibliography, quick-reference charts and tables, pathway
summaries, and a major decisions guide.
With its emphasis on logical processes rather than memorization to
solve mechanistic problems, this text gives readers a solid foundation
to approach and solve any problem in organic chemistry.
PAUL H. SCUDDER, PhD, is Chair of the Division of Natural
Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at New College of Florida. Dr.
Scudder has been teaching organic chemistry and advanced organic
chemistry at the undergraduate level for thirty-four years. His
current research focuses on physical organic chemistry, specifically
reaction mechanisms and theory.
