Very stimulating......Excellent support materials for most undergraduate chemistry courses.

• Part 1 Carbonyl Compounds;Carbonyl Compounds in Context;The Structure of the Carbonyl Group;Nucleophilic Attack at the Carbonyl Group;Conclusion;Part 2 Synthetic Applications of Organometallic Compounds;Organomagnesium Halides;Organolithium and Organosodium Compounds;Organocopper Compounds;Review of the Reactivities of Organometallic Reagents;Organoboron Compounds;Part 3 Radical Reactions in Organic Synthesis;Reactions of Radicals;Radical-Radical Coupling Reactions (Radical Combinations);Radical Chain Reactions;Radical Fragmentation Reactions;An Application;Part 4 Strategy and Methodology in Organic Synthesis;Synthesis in Organic Chemistry;Requirements for Synthesis;Planning a Synthesis;Simple Disconnections: C-X Bonds;Simple Disconnections: C-C Bonds;CD-ROM Activity;Control in Synthesis;Further Factors Affecting the Choice of a Synthetic Route;Synthesis of a Drug;Part 5 Synthesis and Biosynthesis: Terpenes and Steroids;The Laboratory Synthesis of Monoterpenes;A Biochemical Interlude;The Synthesis of Terpenes in Living Systems;The Chemistry of Terpene Biosynthesis;From Triterpenes to Steroids;Case Study: Polymer Chemistry.

Very stimulating......Excellent support materials for most undergraduate chemistry courses.

• Part 1 Carbonyl Compounds;Carbonyl Compounds in Context;The Structure of the Carbonyl Group;Nucleophilic Attack at the Carbonyl Group;Conclusion;Part 2 Synthetic Applications of Organometallic Compounds;Organomagnesium Halides;Organolithium and Organosodium Compounds;Organocopper Compounds;Review of the Reactivities of Organometallic Reagents;Organoboron Compounds;Part 3 Radical Reactions in Organic Synthesis;Reactions of Radicals;Radical-Radical Coupling Reactions (Radical Combinations);Radical Chain Reactions;Radical Fragmentation Reactions;An Application;Part 4 Strategy and Methodology in Organic Synthesis;Synthesis in Organic Chemistry;Requirements for Synthesis;Planning a Synthesis;Simple Disconnections: C-X Bonds;Simple Disconnections: C-C Bonds;CD-ROM Activity;Control in Synthesis;Further Factors Affecting the Choice of a Synthetic Route;Synthesis of a Drug;Part 5 Synthesis and Biosynthesis: Terpenes and Steroids;The Laboratory Synthesis of Monoterpenes;A Biochemical Interlude;The Synthesis of Terpenes in Living Systems;The Chemistry of Terpene Biosynthesis;From Triterpenes to Steroids;Case Study: Polymer Chemistry.