Intermediate Organic Chemistry

Continuing the legacy of its distinguished predecessors, the third edition of Intermediate Organic Chemistry gives students the information and conceptual skills needed to make the transition from introductory to graduate-level organic chemistry and to fully comprehend published research. Revised and updated, this new edition features extensive problems in each chapter for students to work through in learning the material.Chapters describe key aspects of organic synthesis - stereochemistry, functional group transformations, bond formation, synthesis planning, mechanisms, and spectroscopy. The thorough update of the text includes new examples and literature references and discussion of online resources that are commonplace now for literature searches. An appendix on protecting groups has been added and a section on green chemistry included in the physical influences on reactions chapter. The last chapter has been rewritten to survey organic spectroscopy.Balancing synthetic and physical organic chemistry in an accessible way for students, Intermediate Organic Chemistry remains an ideal text for a one-semester, upper-level undergraduate or first-year graduate courses, eliminating the problem of selecting or omitting subjects from advanced texts. Alongside students, the book is also useful to practicing chemists wanting to update their understanding of particular topics.