Publisher's Synopsis
This succinct up-to-date text covers all the principles needed for short courses in organic chemistry; but it retains all of the advantages of texts intended for longer courses: longer, more detailed explanations of difficult subjects, more examples using key reactions, end-of-chapter summaries, and reiteration of important points.;Following a brief review of structure and bonding, the text is organized primarily by functional group, beginning with simple alkanes and moving toward complex compounds. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental mechanisitic similarities of organic reactions.;This new edition has been rewritten to simplify the language and eliminate less important detail. New chapters have been added many to include end-of-chapter exercises.;This book should be of interest to introductory courses in organic chemistry.
