Introduction to Strategies for Organic Synthesis

<p><b>Bridging the Gap Between Organic Chemistry Fundamentals and Advanced Synthesis Problems</b></p> <p><i>Introduction to Strategies of Organic Synthesis</i> bridges the knowledge gap between sophomore-level organic chemistry and senior-level or graduate-level synthesis to help students more easily adjust to a synthetic chemistry mindset. Beginning with a thorough review of reagents, functional groups, and their reactions, this book prepares students to progress into advanced synthetic strategies. Major reactions are presented from a mechanistic perspective and then again from a synthetic chemist’s point of view to help students shift their thought patterns and teach them how to imagine the series of reactions needed to reach a desired target molecule.  </p> <p>Success in organic synthesis requires not only familiarity with common reagents and functional group interconversions, but also a deep understanding of functional group behavior and reactivity.  This book provides clear explanations of such reactivities and explicitly teaches students how to make logical disconnections of a target molecule.</p> <p>This new Second Edition of <i>Introduction to Strategies for Organic Synthesis</i>:</p> <ul> <li>Reviews fundamental organic chemistry concepts including functional group transformations, reagents, stereochemistry, and mechanisms</li> <li>Explores advanced topics including protective groups, synthetic equivalents, and transition-metal mediated coupling reactions</li> <li>Helps students envision forward reactions and backwards disconnections as a matter of routine</li> <li>Gives students confidence in performing retrosynthetic analyses of target molecules Includes fully-worked examples, literature-based problems, and over 450 chapter problems with detailed solutions</li> <li>Provides clear explanations in easy-to-follow, student-friendly language</li> <li>Focuses on the <i>strategies</i> of organic synthesis rather than a catalogue of reactions and modern reagents</li> </ul> <p>The prospect of organic synthesis can be daunting at the outset, but this book serves as a useful stepping stone to refresh existing knowledge of organic chemistry while introducing the general strategies of synthesis. Useful as both a textbook and a bench reference, this text provides value to graduate and advanced undergraduate students alike.</p>