{"product_id":"organic-chemistry-i-for-dummies-isbn-9781119293378","title":"Organic Chemistry I For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrganic Chemistry I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293378) was previously published as Organic Chemistry I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118828076). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe easy way to take the confusion out of organic chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganic chemistry has a long-standing reputation as a difficult course. \u003ci\u003eOrganic Chemistry I For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e takes a simple approach to the topic, allowing you to grasp concepts at your own pace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis fun, easy-to-understand guide explains the basic principles of organic chemistry in simple terms, providing insight into the language of organic chemists, the major classes of compounds, and top trouble spots. You'll also get the nuts and bolts of tackling organic chemistry problems, from knowing where to start to spotting sneaky tricks that professors like to incorporate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRefreshed example equations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew explanations and practical examples that reflect today's teaching methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully worked-out organic chemistry problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaffled by benzines? Confused by carboxylic acids? Here's the help you need—in plain English!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Getting Started with Organic Chemistry 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Wonderful World of Organic Chemistry 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Dissecting Atoms: Atomic Structure and Bonding 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Speaking with Pictures: Drawing Structures 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Covering the Bases (And the Acids) 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Reactivity Centers: Functional Groups 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Seeing in 3-D: Stereochemistry 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Hydrocarbons 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: What’s in a Name? Alkane Nomenclature 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Drawing Alkanes 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Seeing Double: The Alkenes 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Reactions of Alkenes 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: It Takes Alkynes: The Carbon-Carbon Triple Bond 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Functional Groups 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Replacing and Removing: Substitution and Elimination Reactions 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Getting Drunk on Organic Molecules: The Alcohols 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Side-by-Side: Conjugated Alkenes and the Diels–Alder Reaction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Lord of the Rings: Aromatic Compounds 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Bringing Out the Howitzers: Reactions of Aromatic Compounds 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Spectroscopy and Structure Determination 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: A Smashing Time: Mass Spectrometry 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Seeing Good Vibrations: IR Spectroscopy 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: NMR Spectroscopy: Hold onto Your Hats, You’re Going Nuclear! 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Following the Clues: Solving Problems in NMR 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Part of Tens 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten (Or So) Great Organic Chemists 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Cool Organic Discoveries 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Ten Cool Organic Molecules 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: Appendixes 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Working Multistep Synthesis Problems 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Working Reaction Mechanisms 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Glossary 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 339\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Winter\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Frostburg State University, where he received his BS in chemistry. 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