Advanced organic chemistry

The fundamentals revisited : structure, bonding, and reactivity -- Stereochemistry -- Organic shorthand : acronyms and name reactions -- Orbitals and reactivity -- Frontier orbitals and chemical reactions -- Organic reactions I : pericyclic reactions and the conservation of orbital symmetry -- Aromaticity : the 150-year riddle -- Physical organic chemistry and reaction mechanisms -- Reactive intermediates I : carbocations -- Organic reactions II : synthesis using carbocations to form C-C bonds -- Reactive intermediates II : carbanions and their reactivity -- Organic reactions III : synthetic reactions of carbon nucleophiles : substitution and addition -- Reactive intermediates III : free radicals, carbenes, arynes, and nitrenes -- Organic reactions IV : applications of free radical chemistry in synthesis -- Organic synthesis : retrosynthetic analysis, protecting groups, and the strategy of organic synthesis -- Organic reactions V : condensations and cascade reactions of carbon nucleophiles -- Organic reactions VI : metal-catalyzed reactions for C-C bond formation -- Redox reactions I : oxidation -- Redox reactions II : reduction with molecular hydrogen or its equivalent -- Redox III : reduction with complex metal hydrides and active metals -- Asymmetric oxidation and reduction -- The organic compounds of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, selenium, and tin -- Modern asymmetric synthesis -- Appendix 1: Named reactions, named reagents, and named rules -- Appendix 2: Glossary of key terms -- Appendix 3: Selected physical constants.;Written by a master teacher, Advanced Organic Chemistry presents a clear, concise, and complete overview of the subject that is ideal for both advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. In contrast with many other books, this volume is a true textbook, not a reference book.