A Guide Book to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry

by Peter Sykes

(1) Structure, Relativity and Mechanism (2) Energetics, Kinetics and the investigation of mechanism (3) The strength of acides and bases (4) Nucleophilic substitution at a saturated carbon atom (5) Carbonium ions and electron-deficient N and O atoms (6) Electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution in aromatic systems (7) Electrophilic and nucleophilic addition to C=C (8) Nucleophilic addition to C=O (9) Eliminations (10) Carbanions (11) Radicals (12) Symmetry controlled reactions (13) Linear free energy relationships.

Genres: Chemistry, Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Technical

Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Peter Sykes is a retired consultant surgeon and former NHS Trust medical director, awarded for leadership in medical management. In retirement, he enjoys gardening, golfing, and time with his grandchildren—often humorously grumbling that “things ain’t what they used to be.”

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Terrific text book that deals not with listing the very large arsenal of synthetic methodologies in organic chemistry, but puts the emphasis on understanding of electron flow, which, once mastered, enables one to apprehend all reactions, whether or not one is familiar with a particular transformation.

[Rajat Rohilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for beginner but nice book go to arrow pushing book of willey and sons publisher for beginner

[ABHISHEK · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good

[Sravya Patnaik]

good book

[Umang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crisp and my friend call it "choti clayden" or " little clayden".

[Aryan Prasad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for learning about organic chemistry, by chemistry I mean the logical science, not the rote learning version they teach at school.