Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function

K. Peter C. Vollhardt and Neil E. Schore

With authors who are both accomplished researchers and educators, Vollhardt and Schore's Organic Chemistry takes a functional group approach with a heavy emphasis on understanding how the structure of a molecule determines how that molecule will function in chemical reactions. By understanding the connection between structure and function, students will better understand mechanisms and solve practical problems in organic chemistry.

With authors who are accomplished researchers and educators, Organic Chemistry helps students understand the connection between structure and function to prepare them to understand mechanisms and solve practical problems in organic chemistry. The new edition brings in the latest research breakthroughs and includes expanded problem-solving help.

A well-established text that conveys cutting-edge organic chemistry in a fresh and student-friendly way

1. Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules.- 2. Structure and Reactivity.- 3. Reactions of Alkanes.- 4. Cycloalkanes.- 5. Stereoisomers.- 6. Properties and Reactions of Haloalkanes.- 7. Further Reactions of Haloalkanes.- 8. Hydroxy Functional Group: Alcohols.- 9. Further Reactions of Alcohols and the Chemistry of Ethers.- 10. Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Deduce Structure.- 11. Alkenes: Infrared Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry.- 12. Reactions of Alkenes.- 13. Alkynes.- 14. Delocalized Pi Systems.- 15. Benzene and Aromaticity.- 16. Electrophilic Attack on Derivatives of Benzene.- 17. Aldehydes and Ketones.- 18. Enols, Enolates and the Aldol Condensation.- 19. Carboxylic Acids.- 20. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives.- 21. Amines and Their Derivatives.- 22. Chemistry of Benzene Substituents.- 23. Ester Enolates and the Claisen Condensation.- 24. Carbohydrates: Polyfunctional Compounds in Nature.- 25. Heterocycles: Heteroatoms in Cyclic Organic Compounds.- 26. Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids: Nitrogen-Containing Polymers in Nature.