ORGANIC CHEMISTRY By Clayden, Greeves, Warren and Wothers

 

  This organic Chemistry book is probably the most comprehensive book in the literature, covering almost every aspect of organic chemistry in the most fascinating manner. While explaining the basics of every topic, the authors have mentioned their applications as well to attract readers.

The book comprises of 53 chapters.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.  What is organic chemistry?

    Organic chemistry and this book

2.  Organic structures

3.  Determining organic structures

4.  Structure of molecules

5.  Organic reactions

6.  Nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group

7.  Delocalization and conjugation

8.  Acidity, basicity, and pKa

9.  Using organometallic reagents to make C-C bonds

10. Conjugate addition

11. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance

12. Nucleophilic substitution at the carbonyl (C=0) group

13. Equilibria, rates, and mechanisms: summary of mechanistic             principles

14. Nucleophilic substitution at C=0 with loss of carbonyl oxygen

15. Review of spectroscopic methods

16. Stereochemistry

17. Nucleophilic substitution at saturated carbon

18. Conformational analysis

19. Elimination reactions

20. Electrophilic addition to alkenes

21. Formation and reactions of enols and enolates

22. Electrophilic aromatic substitution

23. Electrophilic alkenes

24. Chemoselectivity: selective reactions and protection

25. Synthesis in action

26. Alkylation of enolates

27. Reactions of enolates with aldehydes and ketones: the aldol         reaction

28. Acylation at carbon

29. Conjugate addition of enolates

30. Retrosynthetic analysis

31. Controlling the geometry of double bonds

32. Determination of stereochemistry by spectroscopic methods

33. Stereoselective reactions of cyclic compounds

34. Diastereoselectivity

35. Pericyclic reactions 1: cycloadditions

36. Pericyclic reactions 2: sigmatropic and electrocyclic reactions

37. Rearrangements

38. Fragmentation

39. Radical reactions

40. Synthesis and reactions of carbenes

41. Determining reaction mechanisms

42. Saturated heterocycles and stereoelectronics

43. Aromatic heterocycles 1: structures and reactions

44. Aromatic heterocycles 2: synthesis

45. Asymmetric synthesis

46. Organo-main-group chemistry I: sulfur

47. Organo-main-group chemistry II: boron, silicon, and tin

48. Organometallic chemistry

49. The chemistry of life

50. Mechanisms in biological chemistry

51. Natural products

52. Polymerization

53. Organic chemistry today

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