Based on the author’s first-hand classroom experience, this solutions manual complements the 3rd edition of Perspectives on Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry. The solutions to the 438 textbook problems help students increase their understanding of physical organic chemistry, and more than 550 references stimulate their engagement with the chemical literature.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Fundamental Models of Organic Chemistry 1
Chapter 2 Introduction to Computational Chemistry 11
Chapter 3 Stereochemistry 31
Chapter 4 Molecular Geometry and Steric Energy 49
Chapter 5 Reactive Intermediates 57
Chapter 6 Determining Reaction Mechanisms 65
Chapter 7 Acid and Base Catalysis of Organic Reactions 73
Chapter 8 Substitution Reactions 81
Chapter 9 Elimination Reactions 93
Chapter 10 Addition Reactions 105
Chapter 11 Pericyclic Reactions 117
Chapter 12 Organic Photochemistry 133
