Description: Introductory Note. 1. Recrystallization and Melting Points. 2. Distillation. 3. Acid-Base Extraction. 4. Thin-Layer Chromatography. 5. Column Chromatography. 6. Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Alcohols. 7. Hydration of Alkenes Andalkynes. 8. Stereochemistry of the Addition of Bromine to Alkenes. 9. Alkyne Formation from Vicinal Dihalides. 10. S N2 Reactions. 11. S N1 Reactions and Kinetics. 12. Radical Halogenation and Gas Chromatography. 13. Infrared Spectroscopy. 14. Structure Determination Practice. 15. Diels-Alder Reactions and Insecticides. 16. Catalytic Hydrogenation. 17. Isolation of Natural Flavors and Fragrances. 18. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution. 19. Oxidation of Side Chains and Aromatic Rings. 20. Ether Synthesis. 21. Epoxidation of Alkenes. 22. Carbenes. 23. Carbocation Rearrangements. 24. Hydride Reductions. 25. Oxidation of Alcohols and Aldehydes. 26. Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones with Amines. 27. The Beckmann Rearrangement. 28. Malonic and Acetoacetic Ester Syntheses. 29. Alkylation and Acylation of Carbonyl Compounds. 30. The Wittig Reaction. 31. Reactions and Spectroscopy of Aldehydes and Ketones. 32. Qualitative Organic Analysis. 33. Grignard Reactions and Multistep Syntheses. 34. Organolithium Compounds. 35. Hydrolysis of Nitriles to Carboxylic Acids. 36. Base-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Esters: Soap-Making. 37. Ester Synthesis. 38. Amide Synthesis. 39. Aldol Condensations. 40. Amine Synthesis: Alkylation of an Amine: Preparation of N-Ethyl-p-Touidine. 41. Diazonium Reactions. 42. Isocyanate Formation and Reactions. 43. Heterocycles. 44. Carbohydrates. 45. Polymers. 46. Bio- and Chemiluminescence. 47. Porphyrins. 48. Chiral Resolution. 49. Computers in Chemistry. 50. Choose Your Own Experiment. Appendix A: Names of Common Inorganic Ions. Appendix B: Common Organic Functional Groups. Appendix C: Finding Chemical Information. Review of Important Terms in Organic Chemistry. Index.

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