Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions, Student Edition

The long-awaited sequel to the classic textbook Frontier Orbitals is now published by Wiley-Blackwell. Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions:  Student Edition is presented in a student-friendly first-course edition.

For most practical purposes, chemists need simple methods which allow them to make general predictions about chemical structure and reactivity. Molecular orbital theory is the most valuable of these methods, used by chemists to describe the arrangement of electrons in chemical structures, whilst also giving 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.

Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions:  Student Edition 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. Ian Fleming presents molecular   orbital theory in a much simplified and entirely non-mathematical language, accessible to every organic chemist, whether student or research worker, whether mathematically competent or not.

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. Now a key component of all chemistry degree courses, it is taught as part of the organic and physical chemistry core syllabus in the first two years, and is often offered as an advanced elective course in the final year.

Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions:  Student Edition provides an essential understanding of the subject for all computational chemists, organic chemists and physical chemists.

Contents

Molecular Orbital Theory
The Structures of Organic Molecules

Chemical Reactions--How Far and How Fast

Ionic Reactions--Reactivity

Ionic Reactions--Stereochemistry

Pericyclic Reactions

Radical Reactions

Photochemical Reactions