Organic Chemistry, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Thomas N. Sorrell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1891389386 | ISBN-13: 978-1891389382 | Publication Date: December 23, 2005 | Edition: 2

The Second Edition of Organic Chemistry maintains all the innovative features of the first edition in a sleeker, slimmer, and easier-to-navigate design. Hailed by J Chem Ed as “the new wave” in organic textbooks, this book’s mechanistic approach constructs organic chemistry from the ground up. By focusing on the points of reactivities in organic, this text allows students to approach more and more complex molecules with enhanced understanding. Also noteworthy are the biochemical examples for their variety, substance, and depth. Despite its unique emphasis on reactivity, the book facilitates easy adoption by covering organic compound classes in the traditional order. Hundreds of worked examples and student exercises combine with clear writing and sound pedagogy to make this text an exceptional choice. What's New 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 the chapter that introduces synthetic methods has been largely preserved from the first edition, but it is followed directly by the chapter on enantioselective synthesis the discussion of enantioselective reactions has been completely rewritten, and its emphasis has been changed to encourage students to think about designing enantioselective syntheses without having to memorize a lot of details about specific reagents and conditions the topic of aromatic compounds— benzene and its derivatives—has been moved, and the presentations about diazonium compounds and nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions, have been incorporated into new Chapter 17 the chapter about about aldehydes, ketones, and carbohydrates has been divided into two chapters in the current edition, with the division made according to the reaction mechanisms involved, not according to the functional groups that are undergoing the reactions the chapter on nitrogen-containing compounds has been parceled in this edition among several chapters in the new edition in contrast, the discussions of polymer chemistry, which were interspersed throughout the book in the first edition, have been collected to form Chapter 26 in this edition

Editorial Reviews

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"Sorrell writes well, and has a knack for lucid explanations...excellent examples and well designed exercises." --Douglas Dykes, Colorado University, December 23, 2005

"The Second Edition is working well for our course ...It is a great combination of rigor and easy reading." --Martin Semmelhack, Princeton University, December 23, 2005

"A breath of fresh air... a truly distinctive approach to the discipline that emphasizes the mechanistic similarities of processes." --Peter Dibble, The University of Lethbridge, December 30, 2005

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New to this edition: *a sleeker, slimmer volume *improved organization designed for ease of use *more examples and solved exercises *fewer specialized topics

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 900 pages
• Publisher: University Science Books; 2 edition (December 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891389386
• ISBN-13: 978-1891389382
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, November 28, 2010

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Yaroslav Yarovyy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organic Chemistry, Second Edition (Hardcover)

While the textbook does contain all of the information you could possibly need for an undergraduate organic chemistry class (as well as a number of chapters no professor could possibly have time to cover in o chem 1 and o chem 2), the presentation of material leaves much to be desired. The book is very dry in my opinion, so I would recommend finding another organic chemistry textbook and use it along with this one in preparing for tests, etc.
If you find yourself struggling in either the first or second semester organic chemistry class, get the "Organic chemistry as a second language" by Klein (either 1st or 2nd semester). Seriously. The author makes it so simple you actually start liking the subject!!!
Good luck

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Enlightening, September 27, 2010

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Brandon Crosby (South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Organic Chemistry, Second Edition (Hardcover)

A great Chemistry textbook for organic chem students. Informative and Enlightening, this book sheds light on every aspect of the organic chemistry subject