{"product_id":"molecular-orbitals-and-organic-chemical-reactions-isbn-9780470746592","title":"Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the PROSE Award for Chemistry \u0026amp; Physics 2010\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the very best in professional and scholarly publishing, the annual PROSE Awards recognise publishers' and authors' commitment to pioneering works of research and for contributing to the conception, production, and design of landmark works in their fields. Judged by peer publishers, librarians, and medical professionals, Wiley are pleased to congratulate Professor Ian Fleming, winner of the PROSE Award in Chemistry and Physics for \u003ci\u003eMolecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMolecular orbital theory is used by chemists to describe the arrangement of electrons in chemical structures. It is also a theory capable of giving some insight into the forces involved in the making and breaking of chemical bonds—the chemical reactions that are often the focus of an organic chemist's interest. Organic chemists with a serious interest in understanding and explaining their work usually express their ideas in molecular orbital terms, so much so that it is now an essential component of every organic chemist's skills to have some acquaintance with molecular orbital theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions\u003c\/i\u003e is both a simplified account of molecular orbital theory and a review of its applications in organic chemistry; it provides a basic introduction to the subject and a wealth of illustrative examples. In this book molecular orbital theory is presented in a much simplified, and entirely non-mathematical language, accessible to every organic chemist, whether student or research worker, whether mathematically competent or not. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMolecular Orbital Theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMolecular Orbitals and the Structures of Organic Molecules\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChemical Reactions — How Far and How Fast\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIonic Reactions — Reactivity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIonic Reactions — Stereochemistry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePericyclic Reactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRadical Reactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhotochemical Reactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlides for lectures and presentations are available on the supplementary website: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/fleming_student\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/fleming_student\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions: Student Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable first textbook on this important subject for students of organic, physical organic and computational chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reference Edition edition takes the content and the same non-mathematical approach of the Student Edition, and adds extensive extra subject coverage, detail and over 1500 references. The additional material adds a deeper understanding of the models used, and includes a broader range of applications and case studies. Providing a complete in-depth reference for a more advanced audience, this edition will find a place on the bookshelves of researchers and advanced students of organic, physical organic and computational chemistry. Further information can be viewed \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/eu.wiley.com\/WileyCDA\/WileyTitle\/productCd-0470746580.html\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These books are the result of years of work, which began as an attempt to write a second edition of my 1976 book Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions. I wanted to give a rather more thorough introduction to molecular orbitals, while maintaining my focus on the organic chemist who did not want a mathematical account, but still wanted to understand organic chemistry at a physical level. I'm delighted to win this prize, and hope a new generation of chemists will benefit from these books.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003cb\u003eProfessor Ian Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Molecular Orbital Theory 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Atomic Orbitals of a Hydrogen Atom 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Molecules made from Hydrogen Atoms 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 C—H and C—C Bonds 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Conjugation—Hückel Theory 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Aromaticity 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Strained Bonds—Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Heteronuclear Bonds, C—M, C—X and C=O 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 The Tau Bond Model 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Spectroscopic Methods 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Exercises 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Structures of Organic Molecules 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Effects of Conjugation 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Conjugation—Hyperconjugation 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Configurations and Conformations of Molecules 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Other Noncovalent Interactions 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Exercises 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Chemical Reactions—How Far and How Fast 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Factors Affecting the Position of an Equilibrium 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Principle of Hard and Soft Acids and Bases (hsab) 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Transition Structures 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Perturbation Theory of Reactivity 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Salem-Klopman Equation 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Hard and Soft Nucleophiles and Electrophiles 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Other Factors Affecting Chemical Reactivity 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Ionic Reactions—Reactivity 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Single Electron Transfer (SET) in Ionic Reactions 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Nucleophilicity 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Ambident Nucleophiles 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Electrophilicity 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Ambident Electrophiles 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Carbenes 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Exercises 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Ionic Reactions—Stereochemistry 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Stereochemistry of the Fundamental Organic Reactions 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Diastereoselectivity 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Exercises 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Thermal Pericyclic Reactions 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 The Four Classes of Pericyclic Reactions 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Evidence for the Concertedness of Bond Making and Breaking 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Symmetry-Allowed and Symmetry-Forbidden Reactions 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Explanations for the Woodward-Hoffmann Rules 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Secondary Effects 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Exercises 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Radical Reactions 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Radicals 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Abstraction of Hydrogen and Halogen Atoms 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Addition of Radicals to Bonds 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Synthetic Applications of the Chemoselectivity of Radicals 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Stereochemistry in some Radical Reactions 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Ambident Radicals 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Radical Coupling 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Exercises 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Photochemical Reactions 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Photochemical Reactions in General 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Photochemical Ionic Reactions 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Photochemical Pericyclic Reactions and Related Stepwise Reactions 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Photochemically Induced Radical Reactions 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Chemiluminescence 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Exercises 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 331\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Fleming uses nonquantitative molecular orbital theory to explain many common phenomena in organic chemistry. As such, this is a very powerful tool for students of advanced organic chemistry. Much of what is taken simply on faith or with some hand waving in sophomore organic chemistry can be readily explained with molecular orbital theory, which is usually considered too advanced for students at that level. Though this book could be used as the primary textbook for a course solely on molecular orbitals in organic chemistry, it will more likely be used as a reference source for an advanced organic chemistry course for upper-level undergraduates or graduate students.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2010) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The new 'Fleming' is a must for every lecturer and every student of chemistry—a fantastic book. In this new form the textbook will last for another 30 years and remain as fresh as did its predecessor!\" (\u003ci\u003eAngewandte Chemie International Edition\u003c\/i\u003e March 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor Ian Fleming, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Fleming is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the University of Cambridge, and an Emeritus Fellow of Pembroke College. He is the author of five textbooks: \u003ci\u003eSpectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e (McGraw Hill, now in its 6th edition), \u003ci\u003eSpectroscopic Problems in Organic Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e (McGraw Hill); \u003ci\u003eSelected Organic Syntheses\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley), \u003ci\u003eFrontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley) and \u003ci\u003ePericyclic Reactions\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP Oxford Chemistry Primer series).  Molecular orbital theory I used by chemists to describe the arrangement of electrons in chemical structures. It is also a theory capable of giving some insight into the forces involved in the making and breaking of chemical bonds – the chemical reactions that are often the focus of an organic and breaking of chemical bonds – the chemical reactions that are often the focus of an organic chemist’s interest. Organic chemists with a serious interest in understanding and explaining their work usually express their ideas in molecular orbital terms, so much so that it is now an essential component or every organic chemist’s stills to have some acquaintance with molecular orbital theory.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions\u003c\/i\u003e is both a simplified account of molecular orbital theory and a review of it applications in organic chemistry; it provides a basic introduction to the subject and a wealth of illustrative examples. In this book molecular orbital theory is presented in a much simplified, and entirely non-mathematical language, accessible to every organic chemist, whether student or research worker, whether mathematically competent or not. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eMolecular Orbital Theory\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eMolecular Orbitals and the Structures of Organic Molecules\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eChemical Reactions – How Far and How Fast\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIonic Reactions – Reactivity\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIonic Reactions – Stereochemistry\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePericyclic Reactions\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eRadical Reactions\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePhotochemical Reactions\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions:  Student Edition\u003c\/i\u003e serves in a sense as a second edition of the author’s influential earlier book \u003ci\u003eFrontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions\u003c\/i\u003e, but has been completely rewritten, greatly enlarging the chapters on molecular orbital theory itself, and on the theoretical basis for the principle of hard and soft acids and bases, and a whole chapter on the stereochemistry of the fundamental organic reactions. Correlation diagrams have been added to the discussion of pericyclic chemistry, and a great deal more in that, the largest chapter. A number of new topics, both omissions from the earlier book and work that has taken place in the intervening years, are included, and there are more words of caution in discussing frontier orbital theory itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions: Student Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an individual textbook on this important subject for student or organic, physical organic and computational chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989649047781,"sku":"NP9780470746592","price":54.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470746592.jpg?v=1761784954","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/molecular-orbitals-and-organic-chemical-reactions-isbn-9780470746592","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}