Organic Chemistry

For two-semester courses in Organic Chemistry taken primarily by science and pre-health majors.
This text, organized with a traditional functional-group approach, applies the most modern teaching and pedagogical techniques to the study of organic chemistry. In a highly accessible fashion, this top-selling text bridges the gap between conceptual understanding and actual application - while strongly emphasizing the development of problem-solving skills. Additionally, it provides up-to-date aspects of spectroscopy, relevant photographs, and many applications to polymer chemistry integrated throughout the text.
Features and Benefits

NEW - Revised all NMR images to high-field resolution.
NEW - Added electrostatic potential maps.
NEW - Always a strength of this book, Skip Wade covers mechanisms in detail.
NEW - Highlighting Mechanisms boxes - For those mechanisms most important for student success.
NEW - Amines chapter being reorganized and rewritten for additional clarity.
NEW - New problems added and existing ones revised.
Updated and enhanced design and art program - Contains state-of-the-art, computer-generated molecular and orbital art. This increases the visual appeal and elegance of the text to create a more enjoyable course for students and instructors.
Added biological applications, helping students see the close connection between organic chemistry and areas of interest such as premedical and other biological applications.
Unique Problem-Solving Essays. Assist students to approach more complicated problems, especially problems that require proposing mechanisms and developing multi-step synthesis.
Over 190 Problem-Solving Hints - Derived from Skip Wade's many years of teaching experience, these head off common student errors and offer “over the shoulder” advice. Offers students clear approaches, enabling them to use the most appropriate techniques for solving problems efficiently.
Reaction Summaries - Includes cross-references to reactions that are discussed elsewhere and provides students with a “big picture” overview.
Over 1300 (mostly multi-part) problems enabling students to experience strategies to resolution, identify the more challenging problems, and thoroughly relate them to the material covered.
Stereochemistry is covered early (Ch. 5), before substitutions and eliminations.
This allows an increased application of stereochemistry in later reaction mechanisms. Focused discussion of mechanisms is introduced early on and is a unifying theme.
Emphasis on mechanisms and mechanistic principles, thus providing students with an excellent coverage of mechanisms, while still maintaining traditional functional-group organization.