With authors who are both accomplished researchers and educators, Vollhardt and Schore's Organic Chemistry has proven effective for making contemporary organic chemistry accessible, introducing cutting-edge research in a fresh, student-friendly way. A wealth of unique study tools help students organize and understand the substantial information presented in this course. In the sixth edition, the themes of understanding reactivity, mechanisms, and synthetic analysis to apply chemical concepts to realistic situations has been strengthened. New applications of organic chemistry in the life sciences, industrial practices, green chemistry, and environmental monitoring and clean-up are incorporated to keep the book up to date on these increasingly important topics. The book is supported by a companion website (www.whfreeman.com/vollhardtschore6e), which offers students a range of tools for problem-solving and chemical exploration, including molecular modelling questions, online quizzes, animations, and lecture videos from Peter Vollhardt.

Preface Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules Structure and Reactivity: Acids and Bases, Polar and Nonpolar Molecules Reactions of Alkanes: Bond-Dissociation Energies, Radical Halogenation, and Relative Reactivity Cycloalkanes Stereoisomers Properties and Reactions of Haloalkanes: Bimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution Further Reactions of Haloalkanes: Unimolecular Substitution and Pathways of Elimination Hydroxy Functional Group: Alcohols: Properties, Preparation, and Strategy of Synthesis Further Reactions of Alcohols and the Chemistry of Ethers Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Deduce Structure Alkenes and Infrared Spectroscopy Reactions of Alkenes Alkynes: The Carbon-Carbon Triple Bond Delocalized Pi Systems: Investigation by Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy Benzene and Aromaticity: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Electrophilic Attack on Derivatives of Benzene: Substituents Control Regioselectivity Aldehydes and Ketones: The Carbonyl Group Enols, Enolates and the Aldol Condensation: a,ß-Unsaturated Aldehydes and Ketones Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Amines and Their Derivatives: Functional Groups Containing Nitrogen Chemistry of Benzene Substituents: Alkylbenzenes, Phenols, and Benzamines Enolates and the Claisen Condensation: Synthesis of ß-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Acyl Anion Equivalents Carbohydrates: Polyfunctional Compounds in Nature Heterocycles: Heteroatoms in Cyclic Organic Compounds Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids: Nitrogen-Containing Polymers in Nature MCAT Questions Answers to Exercises Photograph Credits Index K. PETER C. VOLLHARDT, University of California, Berkeley, USA. NEIL E. SCHORE, University of California, Davis, USA. Companion website available Instructor Resource CD for Organic Chemistry 28 Jan 2011 | CD-ROM In Stock 9781429231497 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companion website available Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry 17 Mar 2010 | £22.99 Paperback In Stock 9781429231367 Available as an Inspection copy The study guide provides extra study support for students using Organic Chemistry, sixth edition, by Vollhardt and Schore. It contains chapter outlines, detailed comments and new material for each section, a full glossary and reasoned solutions to the end-of-chapter questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Workbook for Organic Chemistry 17 Mar 2010 | £33.99 Paperback In Stock 9781429247580 This workbook of additional problems provides extra study support for students using Organic Chemistry, sixth edition, by Vollhardt and Schore. It is ideal for students wishing to reinforce the material learnt in the main text, for those wishing to take their understanding to the next level, or for those revising for exams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With authors who are both accomplished researchers and educators, Vollhardt and Schore's Organic Chemistry has proven effective for making contemporary organic chemistry accessible, introducing cutting-edge research in a fresh, student-friendly way. A wealth of unique study tools help students organize and understand the substantial information presented in this course. In the sixth edition, the themes of understanding reactivity, mechanisms, and synthetic analysis to apply chemical concepts to realistic situations has been strengthened. New applications of organic chemistry in the life sciences, industrial practices, green chemistry, and environmental monitoring and clean-up are incorporated to keep the book up to date on these increasingly important topics. The book is supported by a companion website (www.whfreeman.com/vollhardtschore6e), which offers students a range of tools for problem-solving and chemical exploration, including molecular modelling questions, online quizzes, animations, and lecture videos from Peter Vollhardt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preface Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules Structure and Reactivity: Acids and Bases, Polar and Nonpolar Molecules Reactions of Alkanes: Bond-Dissociation Energies, Radical Halogenation, and Relative Reactivity Cycloalkanes Stereoisomers Properties and Reactions of Haloalkanes: Bimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution Further Reactions of Haloalkanes: Unimolecular Substitution and Pathways of Elimination Hydroxy Functional Group: Alcohols: Properties, Preparation, and Strategy of Synthesis Further Reactions of Alcohols and the Chemistry of Ethers Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Deduce Structure Alkenes and Infrared Spectroscopy Reactions of Alkenes Alkynes: The Carbon-Carbon Triple Bond Delocalized Pi Systems: Investigation by Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy Benzene and Aromaticity: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Electrophilic Attack on Derivatives of Benzene: Substituents Control Regioselectivity Aldehydes and Ketones: The Carbonyl Group Enols, Enolates and the Aldol Condensation: a,ß-Unsaturated Aldehydes and Ketones Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Amines and Their Derivatives: Functional Groups Containing Nitrogen Chemistry of Benzene Substituents: Alkylbenzenes, Phenols, and Benzamines Enolates and the Claisen Condensation: Synthesis of ß-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Acyl Anion Equivalents Carbohydrates: Polyfunctional Compounds in Nature Heterocycles: Heteroatoms in Cyclic Organic Compounds Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids: Nitrogen-Containing Polymers in Nature MCAT Questions Answers to Exercises Photograph Credits Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K. PETER C. VOLLHARDT, University of California, Berkeley, USA. NEIL E. SCHORE, University of California, Davis, USA. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lecturer Supplements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companion website available Instructor Resource CD for Organic Chemistry 28 Jan 2011 | CD-ROM In Stock 9781429231497 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Student Supplements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Companion website available Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry 17 Mar 2010 | £22.99 Paperback In Stock 9781429231367 Available as an Inspection copy The study guide provides extra study support for students using Organic Chemistry, sixth edition, by Vollhardt and Schore. It contains chapter outlines, detailed comments and new material for each section, a full glossary and reasoned solutions to the end-of-chapter questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Workbook for Organic Chemistry 17 Mar 2010 | £33.99 Paperback In Stock 9781429247580 This workbook of additional problems provides extra study support for students using Organic Chemistry, sixth edition, by Vollhardt and Schore. It is ideal for students wishing to reinforce the material learnt in the main text, for those wishing to take their understanding to the next level, or for those revising for exams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .Related Titles Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry Workbook for Organic Chemistry Organotransition Metal Chemistry: From Bonding to Catalysis Modern Molecular Photochemistry of Organic Molecules Transition Metals in the Synthesis of Complex Organic Molecules Principles of Molecular Photochemistry: An Introduction Copyright © 2012 Macmillan Publishers Limited