Part I: Molecular Structure and Thermodynamics
Chapter 1 Introduction to Structure and Models of Bonding ...... 3
2 Strain and Stability ........................................ 65
3 Solutions and Non-Covalent Binding Forces .................. 145
4 Molecular Recognition and Supramolecular Chemistry ......... 207
5 Acid-Base Chemistry ........................................ 259
6 Stereochemistry ............................................ 297
Part II: Reactivity, Kinetics, and Mechanisms
Chapter 7. Energy Surfaces and Kinetic Analyses ............... 355
8 Experiments Related to Thermodynamics and Kinetics ......... 421
9 Catalysis .................................................. 489
10 Organic Reaction Mechanisms, Part 1: Reactions Involving
Additions and/or Eliminations .............................. 537
11 Organic Reaction Mechanisms, Part 2: Substitutions at
Aliphatic Centers and Thermal Isomerizations/
Rearrangements ............................................. 627
12 Organotransition Metal Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis ... 705
13 Organic Polymer and Materials Chemistry .................... 753
Part III: Electronic Structure: Theory and Applications
Chapter 14. Advanced Concepts in Electronic Structure Theory .. 807
15 Thermal Pericyclic Reactions .............................. 877
16 Photochemistry ............................................ 935
17 Electronic Organic Materials ............................. 1001
Appendix 1 Conversion Factors and Other Useful Data ......... 1047
2 Electrostatic Potential Surfaces for Representative
Organic Molecules ......................................... 1049
3 Group Orbitals of Common Functional Groups:
Representative Examples Using Simple Molecules ............ 1051
4 The Organic Structures of Biology ......................... 1057
5 Pushing Electrons ......................................... 1061
6 Reaction Mechanism Nomenclature ........................... 1075
Index ........................................................ 1079
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