Wavefunction, Inc. 1998. - 307 p.
This workbook contains over 200 problems that will allow you to build and refine your understanding of chemistry from the molecule's "eye view". This is achieved by basing every problem on a set of molecular models that you view and manipulate on your own personal computer. We believe that this combination of problems+models will improve your understanding of molecular structure and the relationship between molecular structure and other properties. More importantly, we believe that when you do the problems in this workbook you will gain a much better grasp of the conceptual basis of organic chemistry, and that this will make the rest of your study of organic chemistry more satisfactory and ultimately more successful.
Contents:
To the Student
To the Teacher
How to Use SPARTANView
How to Use Energies to Calculate Thermodynamic and Kinetic Data
Molecular Orbitals. Quantum Mechanics in Pictures
Electron Densities and the Sizes and Shapes of Molecules
Electrostatic Potential Maps and Molecular Charge Distributions
Lewis Structures and Resonance Theory
Acids and Bases
Reaction Pathways and Mechanisms
Stereochemistry
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination
Alkenes and Alkynes
Alcohols and Ethers
Ketones and Aldehydes. Nucleophilic Addition
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives. Nucleophilic Substitution
Enolates as Nucleophiles
Conjugated Polyenes and Aromaticity
Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
Heterocycles
Biological Chemistry
Free Radicals and Carbenes
Polymers
Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Pericyclic Reactions
Appendices
A Common Terms and Acronyms
B Models on the CD-ROM
C Making New Models
Index of Reaction Sequences
This workbook contains over 200 problems that will allow you to build and refine your understanding of chemistry from the molecule's "eye view". This is achieved by basing every problem on a set of molecular models that you view and manipulate on your own personal computer. We believe that this combination of problems+models will improve your understanding of molecular structure and the relationship between molecular structure and other properties. More importantly, we believe that when you do the problems in this workbook you will gain a much better grasp of the conceptual basis of organic chemistry, and that this will make the rest of your study of organic chemistry more satisfactory and ultimately more successful.
Contents:
To the Student
To the Teacher
How to Use SPARTANView
How to Use Energies to Calculate Thermodynamic and Kinetic Data
Molecular Orbitals. Quantum Mechanics in Pictures
Electron Densities and the Sizes and Shapes of Molecules
Electrostatic Potential Maps and Molecular Charge Distributions
Lewis Structures and Resonance Theory
Acids and Bases
Reaction Pathways and Mechanisms
Stereochemistry
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination
Alkenes and Alkynes
Alcohols and Ethers
Ketones and Aldehydes. Nucleophilic Addition
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives. Nucleophilic Substitution
Enolates as Nucleophiles
Conjugated Polyenes and Aromaticity
Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
Heterocycles
Biological Chemistry
Free Radicals and Carbenes
Polymers
Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Pericyclic Reactions
Appendices
A Common Terms and Acronyms
B Models on the CD-ROM
C Making New Models
Index of Reaction Sequences