The jump from an understanding of organic chemistry at lower undergraduate level to that required at postgraduate level or in industry can be difficult. Many advanced textbooks contain a level of detail which can obscure the essential mechanistic framework that unites the huge range of facts of organic chemistry. Understanding this underlying order is essential in any advanced study or application of organic chemistry. Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry aims to bridge that gap.

The text opens with a short overview of the way chemists understand chemical structure, and how that understanding is essential in developing a good knowledge of chemical reactivity and mechanism. The remainder of the text presents a mechanistic classification of modern organic chemistry, developed in the context of synthetic organic chemistry and exemplified by reference to stereoselective synthesis and protecting group chemistry. This approach is intended to illustrate the importance and value of a good grasp of organic reaction mechanisms, which is a prerequisite for a broader understanding of organic chemistry.

Written by an expert educator with a sound understanding of the needs of different audiences, the subject is presented with clarity and precision, and in a highly practical manner. It is relevant to undergraduates, postgraduates and industrial organic chemists.

About the Author
Mark G. Moloney
Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford and St Peter's College, Oxford.

Reviews
"The author's approach is methodical and clever in that he brings relevance to protecting group chemistry under each class of reactions." (CHOICE)

"It will serve as a good reference source for any course that deals with physical organic chemistry." (CHOICE, January 2009)

"An extremely well thought out and well presented book that achieves the author's stated aims and deserves to be on any practising organic chemist's shelf." (The Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre, December 2008)

"This book will be extremely useful as a guide to the essentials of modern organic chemistry, provided that you have a very good knowledge of organic chemistry or an excellent teacher to guide you through it." (Angewandte Chemie International Edition, December 22, 2008)

Book Information
ISBN 9781405114516
Author Mark G. Moloney
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 699g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 19mm