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To my students and colleagues at Whitman College

About the Authors

L. G. “Skip” Wade decided to become a chemistry major during his


s­ophomore year at Rice University, while taking organic chemistry from
­Professor Ronald M. Magid. After receiving his B.A. from Rice in 1969, Wade
went on to Harvard University, where he did research with Professor James
D. White. While at Harvard, he served as the Head Teaching Fellow for the
organic laboratories and was strongly influenced by the teaching methods of
two master educators, Professors Leonard K. Nash and Frank H. Westheimer.
After completing his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1974, Dr. Wade joined the
­chemistry faculty at Colorado State University. Over the course of fifteen
years at Colorado State, Dr. Wade taught organic chemistry to thousands of
students working toward careers in all areas of biology, chemistry, h­ uman
medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental studies. He also authored
research papers in organic synthesis and in chemical education, as well as
eleven books reviewing current research in organic synthesis. In 1989,
Dr. Wade joined the chemistry faculty at Whitman College, where he con-
tinued to teach organic chemistry and pursue research interests in o­ rganic
synthesis and forensic chemistry. Dr. Wade received the A. E. Lange Award
for Distinguished Science Teaching at Whitman in 1993.
Dr. Wade’s interest in forensic science has led him to testify as an expert
witness in court cases involving drugs and firearms, and he has worked as
a police firearms instructor, drug consultant, and boating safety officer. He
also enjoys repairing and restoring old violins and bows, which he has done
professionally for many years.
Jan Simek was born to humble, coal-mining parents who taught him to
a­ ppreciate the importance of carbon at a very early age. At age 14, he was
inspired to pursue a career teaching chemistry by his high school c­ hemistry
teacher, Joe Plaskas. Under the guidance of Professor Kurt Kaufman at
­Kalamazoo College, Dr. Simek began lab work in synthesis of natural prod-
ucts that turned into research in hop extracts for the Kalamazoo Spice Extrac-
tion Company. After receiving a master’s degree from Stanford University,
Dr. Simek worked in the pharmaceutical industry, synthesizing compounds
designed to control diabetes and atherosclerosis, and assisted in the isola-
tion of anti-cancer antibiotics from natural sources. Returning to Stanford
­University, Dr. Simek completed his Ph.D. with the legendary Professor Carl
Djerassi, who developed the first synthesis of steroidal oral contraceptives.
Dr. Simek’s 35-year teaching career was spent primarily at California
­Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he received the uni-
versity’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Other teaching experiences include
Albion College, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Kalamazoo College,
and the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to his pharmaceuti-
cal research, he has industrial experience investigating dyes, surfactants, and
liquid crystals, and he continues to consult for the biotechnology industry.
Although his outside interests include free climbing in Yosemite, perform-
ing in a reggae band, and parasailing over the Pacific, as close as he gets to
any of those is tending his backyard garden with his wife Judy.

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Brief Contents
Preface 25
1 Structure and Bonding 37
2 Acids and Bases; Functional Groups 93
3 Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes 146
4 The Study of Chemical Reactions 197
5 Stereochemistry 244
6 Alkyl Halides; Nucleophilic Substitution 292
7 Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes; Elimination 342
8 Reactions of Alkenes 406
9 Alkynes 476
10 Structure and Synthesis of Alcohols 510
11 Reactions of Alcohols 557
12 Infrared Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry 609
13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 661
14 Ethers, Epoxides, and Thioethers 726
15 Conjugated Systems, Orbital Symmetry, and
Ultraviolet Spectroscopy 770
16 Aromatic Compounds 820
17 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds 865
18 Ketones and Aldehydes 932
19 Amines 998
20 Carboxylic Acids 1059
21 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 1101
22 Condensations and Alpha Substitutions
of Carbonyl Compounds 1171
23 Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids 1232
24 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 1283
25 Lipids 1326
26 Synthetic Polymers 1347
Appendices 1369
Answers to Selected Problems 1393
Photo Credits 1399
Index 1400

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Contents
About the Authors 3
Preface 25

1 STRUCTURE AND BONDING 37


1-1 The Origins of Organic Chemistry 37
1-2 Principles of Atomic Structure 39
1-3 Bond Formation: The Octet Rule 43
1-4 Lewis Structures 44
1-5 Multiple Bonding 45
Summary: Common Bonding Patterns (Uncharged) 45
1-6 Electronegativity and Bond Polarity 46
S S OH
1-7 Formal Charges 47
N N
O
C
luciferin Summary: Common Bonding Patterns in Organic Compounds and Ions 49
OH
luciferin 1-8 Ionic Structures 49
Luciferin is the light-emitting compound found in many firefly (Lampyridae)
species. Luciferin reacts with atmospheric oxygen, under the control of an enzyme,
to emit the yellow light that fireflies use to attract mates and prey.
1-9 Resonance 50
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Drawing and Evaluating Resonance Forms 54
1-10 Structural Formulas 58
1-11 Molecular Formulas and Empirical Formulas 62
1-12 Wave Properties of Electrons in Orbitals 63
1-13 Molecular Orbitals 65
1-14 Pi Bonding 68
1-15 Hybridization and Molecular Shapes 69
1-16 Drawing Three-Dimensional Molecules 72
1-17 General Rules of Hybridization and Geometry 73
Summary: Hybridization and Geometry 74
1-18 Bond Rotation 79
1-19 Isomerism 81
Essential Terms 84
Study Problems 88

2 ACIDS AND BASES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS 93


2-1Polarity of Bonds and Molecules 94
2-2Intermolecular Forces 98
2-3Polarity Effects on Solubilities 103
2-4Arrhenius Acids and Bases 107
2-5Brønsted–Lowry Acids and Bases 108
2-6Strengths of Acids and Bases 109
2-7Equilibrium Positions of Acid–Base Reactions 112
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Predicting Acid–Base Equilibrium Positions 114
2-8 Solvent Effects on Acidity and Basicity 115
Summary: Acidity and Basicity Limitations in Common Solvents 117

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2-9 Effects of Size and Electronegativity on Acidity 117


2-10 Inductive Effects on Acidity 119
2-11 Hybridization Effects on Acidity 120
2-12 Resonance Effects on Acidity and Basicity 122
2-13 Lewis Acids and Bases 125
2-14 The Curved-Arrow Formalism 127
2-15 Hydrocarbons 129
2-16 Functional Groups with Oxygen 132
2-17 Functional Groups with Nitrogen 135
Essential Terms 137
Study Problems 140

3 STRUCTURE AND STEREOCHEMISTRY OF ALKANES 146


3-1 Classification of Hydrocarbons (Review) 147
3-2 Molecular Formulas of Alkanes 147
3-3 Nomenclature of Alkanes 149
Summary: Rules for Naming Alkanes 154
3-4 Physical Properties of Alkanes 157
3-5 Uses and Sources of Alkanes 158
3-6 Reactions of Alkanes 161
3-7 Structure and Conformations of Alkanes 162
3-8 Conformations of Butane 166
3-9 Conformations of Higher Alkanes 169
3-10 Cycloalkanes 170
3-11 Cis-trans Isomerism in Cycloalkanes 172
3-12 Stabilities of Cycloalkanes; Ring Strain 173
3-13 Cyclohexane Conformations 177
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Drawing Chair Conformations 179
3-14 Conformations of Monosubstituted Cyclohexanes 181
3-15 Conformations of Disubstituted Cyclohexanes 184
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Recognizing Cis and Trans Isomers 184
3-16 Bicyclic Molecules 188
Essential Terms 190
Study Problems 194

4 THE STUDY OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS 197


4-1 Introduction 197
4-2 Chlorination of Methane 198
4-3 The Free-Radical Chain Reaction 199
4-4 Equilibrium Constants and Free Energy 203
4-5 Enthalpy and Entropy 205
4-6 Bond-Dissociation Enthalpies 207
4-7 Enthalpy Changes in Chlorination 208
4-8 Kinetics and the Rate Equation 211

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4-9 Activation Energy and the Temperature Dependence of Rates 213


4-10 Transition States 214
4-11 Rates of Multistep Reactions 216
4-12 Temperature Dependence of Halogenation 217
4-13 Selectivity in Halogenation 218
4-14 Hammond’s Postulate 225
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 226
4-15 Radical Inhibitors 229
4-16 Reactive Intermediates 230
Summary: Reactive Intermediates 237
Essential Terms 237
Study Problems 240

5 STEREOCHEMISTRY 244
5-1 Introduction 244
5-2 Chirality 245
5-3 (R) and (S) Nomenclature of Asymmetric Carbon Atoms 251
5-4 Optical Activity 256
5-5 Biological Discrimination of Enantiomers 261
5-6 Racemic Mixtures 262
5-7 Enantiomeric Excess and Optical Purity 263
5-8 Chirality of Conformationally Mobile Systems 265
5-9 Chiral Compounds Without Asymmetric Atoms 267
5-10 Fischer Projections 269
Summary: Fischer Projections and Their Use 274
5-11 Diastereomers 274
Summary: Types of Isomers 276
5-12 Stereochemistry of Molecules with Two or More Asymmetric Carbons 277
5-13 Meso Compounds 277
5-14 Absolute and Relative Configuration 280
5-15 Physical Properties of Diastereomers 282
5-16 Resolution of Enantiomers 283
Essential Terms 286
Study Problems 289

6 ALKYL HALIDES; NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION 292


6-1Introduction 292
6-2Nomenclature of Alkyl Halides 293
6-3Common Uses of Alkyl Halides 295
6-4Structure of Alkyl Halides 297
6-5Physical Properties of Alkyl Halides 298
6-6Preparation of Alkyl Halides 300
Summary: Methods for Preparing Alkyl Halides 304
6-7 Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Substitution and Elimination 305

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8    Contents

6-8 Bimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution: The SN2 Reaction 306


6-9 Generality of the SN2 Reaction 308
Summary: SN2 Reactions of Alkyl Halides 309
6-10 Factors Affecting SN2 Reactions: Strength of the Nucleophile 310
Summary: Trends in Nucleophilicity 311
6-11 Reactivity of the Substrate in SN2 Reactions 315
6-12 Stereochemistry of the SN2 Reaction 318
6-13 Unimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution: The SN1 Reaction 320
6-14 Stereochemistry of the SN1 Reaction 326
6-15 Rearrangements in SN1 Reactions 328
6-16 Comparison of SN1 and SN2 Reactions 331
Summary: Nucleophilic Substitutions 332
Summary: Reactions of Alkyl Halides 333
Essential Terms 335
Study Problems 337

7 STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS OF ALKENES; ELIMINATION 342


7-1 Introduction 342
7-2 The Orbital Description of the Alkene Double Bond 343
7-3 Elements of Unsaturation 345
7-4 Nomenclature of Alkenes 347
7-5 Nomenclature of Cis-Trans Isomers 349
Summary: Rules for Naming Alkenes 351
7-6 Commercial Importance of Alkenes 352
7-7 Physical Properties of Alkenes 354
squalene 7-8 Stability of Alkenes 356
7-9 Formation of Alkenes by Dehydrohalogenation of Alkyl Halides 365
7-10 Unimolecular Elimination: The E1 Reaction 366
Summary: Carbocation Reactions 370
7-11 Positional Orientation of Elimination: Zaitsev’s Rule 371
7-12 Bimolecular Elimination: The E2 Reaction 373
7-13 Bulky Bases in E2 Eliminations; Hofmann Orientation 375
7-14 Stereochemistry of the E2 Reaction 376
7-15 E2 Reactions in Cyclohexane Systems 379
7-16 Comparison of E1 and E2 Elimination Mechanisms 381
Summary: Elimination Reactions 382
7-17 Competition Between Substitutions and Eliminations 383
Summary: Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides 385
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Predicting Substitutions and Eliminations 387
7-18 Alkene Synthesis by Dehydration of Alcohols 388
7-19 Alkene Synthesis by High-Temperature Industrial Methods 391
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 393
Summary: Methods for Synthesis of Alkenes 396
Essential Terms 397
Study Problems 400

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Contents    9

8 REACTIONS OF ALKENES 406


8-1 Reactivity of the Carbon–Carbon Double Bond 406
8-2 Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes 407
8-3 Addition of Hydrogen Halides to Alkenes 409
8-4 Addition of Water: Hydration of Alkenes 417
8-5 Hydration by Oxymercuration–Demercuration 419
8-6 Alkoxymercuration–Demercuration 422
8-7 Hydroboration of Alkenes 423
8-8 Addition of Halogens to Alkenes 430
8-9 Formation of Halohydrins 433
8-10 Catalytic Hydrogenation of Alkenes 436
8-11 Addition of Carbenes to Alkenes 439
8-12 Epoxidation of Alkenes 441
8-13 Acid-Catalyzed Opening of Epoxides 443
8-14 Syn Dihydroxylation of Alkenes 446
8-15 Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes 448
8-16 Polymerization of Alkenes 451
8-17 Olefin Metathesis 455
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Organic Synthesis 458
Summary: Reactions of Alkenes 460
Summary: Electrophilic Additions to Alkenes 463
Summary: Oxidation and Cyclopropanation Reactions of Alkenes 464
Essential Terms 465
Study Problems 469

9 ALKYNES 476
9-1 Introduction 476
9-2 Nomenclature of Alkynes 477
9-3 Physical Properties of Alkynes 479
9-4 Commercial Importance of Alkynes 479
9-5 Electronic Structure of Alkynes 481
9-6 Acidity of Alkynes; Formation of Acetylide Ions 482
9-7 Synthesis of Alkynes from Acetylides 484
9-8 Synthesis of Alkynes by Elimination Reactions 488
Summary: Syntheses of Alkynes 489
9-9 Addition Reactions of Alkynes 490
9-10 Oxidation of Alkynes 499
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Multistep Synthesis 501
Summary: Reactions of Alkynes 503
Summary: Reactions of Terminal Alkynes 505
Essential Terms 506
Study Problems 507

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10    Contents

10 STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS OF ALCOHOLS 510


10-1 Introduction 510
10-2 Structure and Classification of Alcohols 510
10-3 Nomenclature of Alcohols and Phenols 511
10-4 Physical Properties of Alcohols 516
10-5 Commercially Important Alcohols 518
OH O 10-6 Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols 520
l-menthol l-menthone
10-7 Synthesis of Alcohols: Introduction and Review 524
Summary: Previous Alcohol Syntheses 524
10-8 Organometallic Reagents for Alcohol Synthesis 525
10-9 Reactions of Organometallic Compounds 528
Summary: Grignard Reactions 535
10-10 Side Reactions of Organometallic Reagents: Reduction
of Alkyl Halides 537
10-11 Reduction of the Carbonyl Group: Synthesis of 1° and 2°
Alcohols 539
Summary: Reactions of LiAIH4 and NaBH4 541
Summary: Alcohol Syntheses by Nucleophilic Additions to
Carbonyl Groups 543
10-12 Thiols (Mercaptans) 545
Summary: Synthesis of Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds 548
Essential Terms 548
Study Problems 550

11 REACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS 557


11-1 Oxidation States of Alcohols and Related Functional Groups 558
11-2 OxidationO
of Alcohols 559
11-3 Additional Methods for Oxidizing Alcohols 563
O CH
isopentyl acetate
3

11-4 Biological Oxidation of Alcohols 566


H H
11-5 Alcohols
C C as Nucleophiles and Electrophiles; Formation of Tosylates 567
CH (CH )
3 (CH ) CH OH
2 7 2 9 2

Summary: SN2 Reactions of Tosylate Esters 570


(Z ) -eicos-11-en-1-ol

11-6 Reduction of Alcohols 570


11-7 Reactions of Alcohols with Hydrohalic Acids 571
11-8 Reactions of Alcohols with Phosphorus Halides 576
11-9 Reactions of Alcohols with Thionyl Chloride 577
11-10 Dehydration Reactions of Alcohols 579
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 583
11-11 Unique Reactions of Diols 587
11-12 Esterification of Alcohols 589
11-13 Esters of Inorganic Acids 590
11-14 Reactions of Alkoxides 593
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Multistep Synthesis 596
Summary: Reactions of Alcohols 599
Summary: Reactions of Alcohols: O ¬ H Cleavage 601
Summary: Reactions of Alcohols: C ¬ O Cleavage 601
Essential Terms 602
Study Problems 604

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Contents    11

12 INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND MASS SPECTROMETRY 609


12-1 Introduction 609
12-2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum 610
12-3 The Infrared Region 611
12-4 Molecular Vibrations 612
12-5 IR-Active and IR-Inactive Vibrations 614
12-6 Measurement of the IR Spectrum 615
12-7 Infrared Spectroscopy of Hydrocarbons 618
12-8 Characteristic Absorptions of Alcohols and Amines 623
12-9 Characteristic Absorptions of Carbonyl Compounds 624
12-10 Characteristic Absorptions of C ¬ N Bonds 629
12-11 Simplified Summary of IR Stretching Frequencies 632
12-12 Reading and Interpreting IR Spectra (Solved Problems) 634
12-13 Introduction to Mass Spectrometry 638
12-14 Determination of the Molecular Formula by
Mass Spectrometry 641
12-15 Fragmentation Patterns in Mass Spectrometry 644
Summary: Common Fragmentation Patterns 650
Essential Terms 651
Study Problems 653

13 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 661


13-1 Introduction 661
13-2 Theory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 662
13-3 Magnetic Shielding by Electrons 664
13-4 The NMR Spectrometer 666
13-5 The Chemical Shift 667
13-6 The Number of Signals 674
13-7 Areas of the Peaks 676
13-8 Spin-Spin Splitting 679
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Drawing an NMR Spectrum 684
13-9 Complex Splitting 688
13-10 Stereochemical Nonequivalence of Protons 691
13-11 Time Dependence of NMR Spectroscopy 694
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Interpreting Proton NMR Spectra 697
13-12 Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy 702
13-13 Interpreting Carbon NMR Spectra 710
13-14 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging 712
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Spectroscopy Problems 713
Essential Terms 717
Study Problems 719

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14 ETHERS, EPOXIDES, AND THIOETHERS 726


14-1 Introduction 726
14-2 Physical Properties of Ethers 727
14-3 Nomenclature of Ethers 731
14-4 Spectroscopy of Ethers 734
14-5 The Williamson Ether Synthesis 736
14-6 Synthesis of Ethers by Alkoxymercuration–Demercuration 738
14-7 Industrial Synthesis: Bimolecular Condensation of Alcohols 738
Summary: Syntheses of Ethers (Review) 739
OH
O CH2 CH CH2 O
14-8 Cleavage of Ethers by HBr and HI 740
n
14-9 Autoxidation of Ethers 742
Summary: Reactions of Ethers 743
14-10 Thioethers (Sulfides) and Silyl Ethers 743
14-11 Synthesis of Epoxides 747
Summary: Epoxide Syntheses 750
14-12 Acid-Catalyzed Ring Opening of Epoxides 750
14-13 Base-Catalyzed Ring Opening of Epoxides 754
14-14 Orientation of Epoxide Ring Opening 756
Summary: Orientation of Epoxide Ring Opening 757
14-15 Reactions of Epoxides with Grignard and Organolithium Reagents 758
14-16 Epoxy Resins: The Advent of Modern Glues 759
Summary: Reactions of Epoxides 761
Essential Terms 761
Study Problems 764

 ONJUGATED SYSTEMS, ORBITAL SYMMETRY, AND


C
15 ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY 770
15-1 Introduction 770
15-2 Stabilities of Dienes 771
15-3 Molecular Orbital Picture of a Conjugated System 772
15-4 Allylic Cations 777
15-5 1,2- and 1,4-Addition to Conjugated Dienes 778
15-6 Kinetic Versus Thermodynamic Control in the Addition of
HBr to Buta-1,3-diene 780
15-7 Allylic Radicals 782
15-8 Molecular Orbitals of the Allylic System 784
15-9 Electronic Configurations of the Allyl Radical, Cation, and Anion 786
15-10 SN2 Displacement Reactions of Allylic Halides and Tosylates 787
15-11 The Diels–Alder Reaction 788
15-12 The Diels–Alder as an Example of a Pericyclic Reaction 798
15-13 Ultraviolet Absorption Spectroscopy 802
15-14 Colored Organic Compounds 808
15-15 UV-Visible Analysis in Biology and Medicine 810
Essential Terms 812
Study Problems 815

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Contents    13

16 AROMATIC COMPOUNDS 820


16-1
Introduction: The Discovery of Benzene 820
16-2
The Structure and Properties of Benzene 821
16-3
The Molecular Orbitals of Benzene 825
16-4
The Molecular Orbital Picture of Cyclobutadiene 828
16-5
Aromatic, Antiaromatic, and Nonaromatic Compounds 829
16-6
Hückel’s Rule 830
16-7
Molecular Orbital Derivation of Hückel’s Rule 832
16-8
Aromatic Ions 833
N N
16-9
Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds 839
16-10
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons 843
O O
Zylon®
n
16-11
Aromatic Allotropes of Carbon 845
16-12
Fused Heterocyclic Compounds 847
16-13
Nomenclature of Benzene Derivatives 848
16-14
Physical Properties of Benzene and Its Derivatives 850
16-15
Spectroscopy of Aromatic Compounds 852
Essential Terms 854
Study Problems 856

17 REACTIONS OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS 865


17-1 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution 865
17-2 Halogenation of Benzene 867
17-3 Nitration of Benzene 869
17-4 Sulfonation of Benzene 870
17-5 Nitration of Toluene: The Effect of Alkyl Substitution 873
17-6 Activating, Ortho, Para-Directing Substituents 875
Summary: Activating, Ortho, Para-Directors 878
HNO3
NO2 NO2
Fe
NH2 17-7
NH
2
Deactivating, Meta-Directing Substituents 878
or or

R
alkylbenzene
H2SO4
R
alkylnitrobenzene
R
HCl(aq)
R
alkylated anilines

R Summary: Deactivating, Meta-Directors 881
aniline dyes H2SO4 17-8 Halogen Substituents: Deactivating, but Ortho, Para-Directing 882
Summary: Directing Effects of Substituents 883
17-9 Effects of Multiple Substituents on Electrophilic Aromatic
Substitution 883
17-10 The Friedel–Crafts Alkylation 886
17-11 The Friedel–Crafts Acylation 891
Summary: Comparison of Friedel–Crafts Alkylation and Acylation 893
17-12 Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution 895
17-13 Aromatic Substitutions Using Organometallic Reagents 899
17-14 Addition Reactions of Benzene Derivatives 905
17-15 Side-Chain Reactions of Benzene Derivatives 908
17-16 Reactions of Phenols 912
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Synthesis Using Electrophilic Aromatic
Substitution 915
Summary: Reactions of Aromatic Compounds 919

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Summary: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of Benzene 922


Summary: Substitutions of Aryl Halides 922
Essential Terms 923
Study Problems 926

18 KETONES AND ALDEHYDES 932


18-1 Carbonyl Compounds 932
18-2 Structure of the Carbonyl Group 933
18-3 Nomenclature of Ketones and Aldehydes 934
18-4 Physical Properties of Ketones and Aldehydes 936
18-5 Spectroscopy of Ketones and Aldehydes 938
18-6 Industrial Importance
O of Ketones and Aldehydes 944
18-7 Review of Syntheses of Ketones and Aldehydes 945
18-8 Synthesis of Ketones from Carboxylic Acids 949
18-9 Synthesis of Ketones and Aldehydes from Nitriles 949
canthaxanthin

O 18-10 Synthesis of Aldehydes and Ketones from Acid Chlorides and Esters 951
Summary: Syntheses of Ketones and Aldehydes 953
18-11 Reactions of Ketones and Aldehydes: Introduction to Nucleophilic
Addition 954
18-12 Hydration of Ketones and Aldehydes 958
18-13 Formation of Cyanohydrins 960
18-14 Formation of Imines 962
18-15 Condensations with Hydroxylamine and Hydrazines 965
Summary: Condensations of Amines with Ketones and Aldehydes 966
18-16 Formation of Acetals 967
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 971
18-17 Use of Acetals as Protecting Groups 972
18-18 The Wittig Reaction 974
18-19 Oxidation of Aldehydes 978
18-20 Reductions of Ketones and Aldehydes 979
Summary: Reactions of Ketones and Aldehydes 982
Summary: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of Aldehydes and
Ketones 984
Essential Terms 985
Study Problems 988

19 AMINES 998
19-1 Introduction 998
19-2 Nomenclature of Amines 999
19-3 Structure of Amines 1002
19-4 Physical Properties of Amines 1004
19-5 Basicity of Amines 1005
19-6 Factors that Affect Amine Basicity 1007
19-7 Salts of Amines 1009
O–

H3C
N+
CH3
CH3
H3C
N
CH3
CH3
+ 1
2 O2
19-8 Spectroscopy of Amines 1011
trimethylamine oxide
(TMAO)
trimethylamine
19-9 Reactions of Amines with Ketones and Aldehydes (Review) 1015
19-10 Aromatic Substitution of Arylamines and Pyridine 1015

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19-11 Alkylation of Amines by Alkyl Halides 1019


19-12 Acylation of Amines by Acid Chlorides 1020
19-13 Formation of Sulfonamides 1023
19-14 Amines as Leaving Groups: The Hofmann Elimination 1024
19-15 Oxidation of Amines; The Cope Elimination 1027
19-16 Reactions of Amines with Nitrous Acid 1030
19-17 Reactions of Arenediazonium Salts 1032
Summary: Reactions of Amines 1035
19-18 Synthesis of Amines by Reductive Amination 1037
19-19 Synthesis of Amines by Acylation–Reduction 1040
19-20 Syntheses Limited to Primary Amines 1041
Summary: Synthesis of Amines 1046
Essential Terms 1047
Study Problems 1049

20 CARBOXYLIC ACIDS 1059


20-1H Introduction 1059
20-2
H O Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids 1060

20-3 O
C Structure and Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acids 1063
H 3C C H
20-4 O Acidity of Carboxylic Acids 1064
(S)-lactic acid
20-5 Salts of Carboxylic Acids 1068
20-6 Commercial Sources of Carboxylic Acids 1070
20-7 Spectroscopy of Carboxylic Acids 1072
20-8 Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids 1076
Summary: Syntheses of Carboxylic Acids 1078
20-9 Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives; Nucleophilic Acyl
Substitution 1080
(S)-lactic acid
20-10 Condensation of Acids with Alcohols: The Fischer Esterification 1081
20-11 Esterification Using Diazomethane 1086
20-12 Condensation of Acids with Amines: Direct Synthesis of Amides 1086
20-13 Reduction of Carboxylic Acids 1087
20-14 Alkylation of Carboxylic Acids to Form Ketones 1089
20-15 Synthesis and Use of Acid Chlorides 1089
Summary: Reactions of Carboxylic Acids 1092, 1093
Essential Terms 1094
Study Problems 1095

21 CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES 1101


21-1Introduction 1101
21-2Structure and Nomenclature of Acid Derivatives 1102
21-3Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 1109
21-4Spectroscopy of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 1111
21-5Interconversion of Acid Derivatives by Nucleophilic Acyl
Substitution 1118
21-6 Transesterification 1127
O H O H OH

PhOCH2 C N S CH3 Ph CH C N S CH3CH


SCH2CH2N
NH

C H
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 1128
N CH3 NH2 N N
CH3
O O O H
COOH COOH COOH
® ®
penicillin V cephalexin (Keflex ) imipenem (Primaxin )
a penicillin a cephalosporin a carbapenem

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21-7
Hydrolysis of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives 1131
21-8
Reduction of Acid Derivatives 1136
21-9
Reactions of Acid Derivatives with Organometallic Reagents 1139
21-10
Summary of the Chemistry of Acid Chlorides 1141
21-11
Summary of the Chemistry of Anhydrides 1143
21-12
Summary of the Chemistry of Esters 1146
21-13
Summary of the Chemistry of Amides 1149
21-14
Summary of the Chemistry of Nitriles 1152
21-15
Thioesters 1153
21-16
Esters and Amides of Carbonic Acid 1155
Summary: Reactions of Acid Chlorides 1158
Essential Terms 1158
Study Problems 1161

 ONDENSATIONS AND ALPHA SUBSTITUTIONS OF CARBONYL


C
22 ­COMPOUNDS 1171
22-1 Introduction 1171
22-2 Enols and Enolate Ions 1173
22-3 Alkylation of Enolate Ions 1176
22-4 Formation and Alkylation of Enamines 1178
22-5 Alpha Halogenation of Ketones 1180
22-6 Alpha Bromination of Acids: The HVZ Reaction 1186
22-7 The Aldol Condensation of Ketones and Aldehydes 1187
22-8 Dehydration of Aldol Products 1191
22-9 Crossed Aldol Condensations 1192
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 1193
22-10 Aldol Cyclizations 1195
22-11 Planning Syntheses Using Aldol Condensations 1196
22-12 The Claisen Ester Condensation 1198
22-13 The Dieckmann Condensation: A Claisen Cyclization 1201
22-14 Crossed Claisen Condensations 1202
22-15 Syntheses Using b-Dicarbonyl Compounds 1205
22-16 The Malonic Ester Synthesis 1207
22-17 The Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis 1210
22-18 Conjugate Additions: The Michael Reaction 1213
22-19 The Robinson Annulation 1217
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY: Proposing Reaction Mechanisms 1218
Summary: Enolate Additions and Condensations 1221
Summary: Reactions of Stabilized Carbanions 1223
Essential Terms 1223
Study Problems 1226

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23 CARBOHYDRATES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS 1232


23-1 Introduction 1232
23-2 Classification of Carbohydrates 1233
23-3 Monosaccharides 1234
23-4 Cyclic Structures of Monosaccharides 1238
23-5 Anomers of Monosaccharides; Mutarotation 1242
23-6 Reactions of Monosaccharides: Reduction 1245
23-7 Oxidation of Monosaccharides; Reducing Sugars 1246
OH OH
CH2OH H
O
CH2OH H
O
23-8 Nonreducing Sugars: Formation of Glycosides 1248
H H
HO O HO O
23-9 Ether and Ester Formation 1250
H
H NH
H H
H OH
H
23-10 Chain Shortening: The Ruff Degradation 1253
O C
CH3
23-11 Chain Lengthening: The Kiliani–Fischer Synthesis 1254
N-acetyl-D-galactosamine D-galactose
Summary: Reactions of Sugars 1256
23-12 Disaccharides 1258
23-13 Polysaccharides 1263
23-14 Nucleic Acids: Introduction 1267
23-15 Ribonucleosides and Ribonucleotides 1268
23-16 The Structures of RNA and DNA 1270
23-17 Additional Functions of Nucleotides 1275
Essential Terms 1276
Study Problems 1279

24 AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND PROTEINS 1283


24-1 Introduction 1283
24-2 Structure and Stereochemistry of the a-Amino Acids 1284
24-3 Acid–Base Properties of Amino Acids 1288
24-4 Isoelectric Points and Electrophoresis 1290
24-5 Synthesis of Amino Acids 1292
Summary: Syntheses of Amino Acids 1295
24-6 Resolution of Amino Acids 1295
24-7 Reactions of Amino Acids 1296
Summary: Reactions of Amino Acids 1299
24-8 Structure and Nomenclature of Peptides and Proteins 1299
24-9 Peptide Structure Determination 1303
24-10 Laboratory Peptide Synthesis 1308
24-11 Classification of Proteins 1314
24-12 Levels of Protein Structure 1315
24-13 Protein Denaturation 1317
Essential Terms 1320
Study Problems 1322

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25 LIPIDS 1326
25-1
Introduction 1326
25-2
Waxes 1327
25-3
Triglycerides 1327
25-4
Saponification of Fats and Oils: Soaps and Detergents 1331
25-5
Phospholipids 1334
25-6
Steroids 1336
25-7
Prostaglandins 1339
25-8
Terpenes 1340
Essential Terms 1343
Study Problems 1344

26 SYNTHETIC POLYMERS 1347


26-1
Introduction 1347
26-2
Chain-Growth Polymers 1348
26-3
Stereochemistry of Polymers 1354
26-4
Stereochemical Control of Polymerization: Ziegler–Natta Catalysts 1355
26-5
Natural and Synthetic Rubbers 1356
26-6
Copolymers of Two or More Monomers 1358
26-7
Step-Growth Polymers 1358
26-8
Polymer Structure and Properties 1362
26-9
Recycling of Plastics 1364
Essential Terms 1365
Study Problems 1367

APPENDICES 1369
1A NMR: Spin-Spin Coupling Constants 1369
1B NMR: Proton Chemical Shifts 1370
1C NMR: 13C Chemical Shifts in Organic Compounds 1372
2A IR: Characteristic Infrared Group Frequencies 1373
2B IR: Characteristic Infrared Absorptions of Functional Groups 1376
3A Methods and Suggestions for Proposing Mechanisms 1378
3B Suggestions for Developing Multistep Syntheses 1380
4 pKa Values for Representative Compounds 1381
5 Summary of Organic Nomenclature 1383

Answers to Selected Problems 1393

Photo Credits 1399

Index 1400

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MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 4 Free-Radical Halogenation 201
CHAPTER 6 Allylic Bromination 303
The SN2 Reaction 308
Inversion of Configuration in the SN2 Reaction 319
The SN1 Reaction 321
Racemization in the SN1 Reaction 327
Hydride Shift in an SN1 Reaction 328
Methyl Shift in an SN1 Reaction 329
CHAPTER 7 The E1 Reaction 366
Rearrangement in an E1 Reaction 369
The E2 Reaction 373
Stereochemistry of the E2 Reaction 378
Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of an Alcohol 389
CHAPTER 8 Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes 408
Ionic Addition of HX to an Alkene 410
Free-Radical Addition of HBr to Alkenes 413
Acid-Catalyzed Hydration of an Alkene 417
Oxymercuration of an Alkene 420
Hydroboration of an Alkene 425
Addition of Halogens to Alkenes 431
Formation of Halohydrins 433
Epoxidation of Alkenes 442
Acid-Catalyzed Opening of Epoxides 443
Olefin Metathesis 457
CHAPTER 9 Metal–Ammonia Reduction of an Alkyne 492
Acid-Catalyzed Keto–Enol Tautomerism 497
Base-Catalyzed Keto–Enol Tautomerism 498
CHAPTER 10 Grignard Reactions 528
Hydride Reduction of a Carbonyl Group 540
CHAPTER 11 Reaction of a Tertiary Alcohol with HBr (SN1) 572
Reaction of a Primary Alcohol with HBr (SN2) 572
Reaction of Alcohols with PBr3 577
(Review): Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of an Alcohol 579
The Pinacol Rearrangement 588
The Williamson Ether Synthesis 594

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MECHANISMS (continued)
CHAPTER 14 Cleavage of an Ether by HBr or HI 740
Acid-Catalyzed Opening of Epoxides in Water 751
Acid-Catalyzed Opening of an Epoxide in an Alcohol
Solution 752
Base-Catalyzed Opening of Epoxides 755
CHAPTER 15 1,2- and 1,4-Addition to a Conjugated Diene 779
Free-Radical Allylic Bromination 782
The Diels–Alder Reaction 789
CHAPTER 17 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution 866
Bromination of Benzene 867
Nitration of Benzene 869
Sulfonation of Benzene 871
Friedel–Crafts Alkylation 887
Friedel–Crafts Acylation 892
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (Addition–Elimination) 896
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (Benzyne Mechanism) 898
The Suzuki Reaction 905
The Birch Reduction 907
CHAPTER 18 Nucleophilic Additions to Carbonyl Groups 957
Hydration of Ketones and Aldehydes 959
Formation of Cyanohydrins 961
Formation of Imines 963 
Formation of Acetals 968 
The Wittig Reaction 975
Wolff–Kishner Reduction 981
CHAPTER 19 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of Pyridine 1017
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution of Pyridine 1018
Acylation of an Amine by an Acid Chloride 1021
Hofmann Elimination 1024
The Cope Elimination of an Amine Oxide 1028
Diazotization of an Amine 1030
CHAPTER 20 Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution in the Basic Hydrolysis of
an Ester 1080
Fischer Esterification 1082 
Esterification Using Diazomethane 1086 

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MECHANISMS (continued)
CHAPTER 21 Addition–Elimination Mechanism of Nucleophilic Acyl
Substitution 1118
Conversion of an Acid Chloride to an Anhydride 1121
Conversion of an Acid Chloride to an Ester 1122
Conversion of an Acid Chloride to an Amide 1122
Conversion of an Acid Anhydride to an Ester 1123
Conversion of an Acid Anhydride to an Amide 1123
Conversion of an Ester to an Amide (Ammonolysis of an Ester) 1124
Transesterification 1130
Saponification of an Ester 1132
Basic Hydrolysis of an Amide 1134
Acidic Hydrolysis of an Amide 1134
Base-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of a Nitrile 1136
Hydride Reduction of an Ester 1137
Reduction of an Amide to an Amine 1138
Reaction of an Ester with Two Moles of a Grignard Reagent 1140
CHAPTER 22 Alpha Substitution 1172
Addition of an Enolate to Ketones and Aldehydes (a Condensation) 1172
Substitution of an Enolate on an Ester (a Condensation) 1172
Base-Catalyzed Keto–Enol Tautomerism 1173
Acid-Catalyzed Keto–Enol Tautomerism 1174
Base-Promoted Halogenation 1181
Final Steps of the Haloform Reaction 1183
Acid-Catalyzed Alpha Halogenation 1185
Base-Catalyzed Aldol Condensation 1188 
Acid-Catalyzed Aldol Condensation 1190
Base-Catalyzed Dehydration of an Aldol 1191 
The Claisen Ester Condensation 1198 
1,2-Addition and 1,4-Addition (Conjugate Addition) 1213
CHAPTER 23 Formation of a Cyclic Hemiacetal 1238
CHAPTER 26 Free-Radical Polymerization 1350
Cationic Polymerization 1352
Anionic Polymerization 1354

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FOCUS FEATURES
CHAPTER 1 Drawing Structures 61
Determining Hybridization of C, N, and O 75
Types of Isomers 83
CHAPTER 2 Predicting Relative Boiling Points 102
Hydrogen Bonding and Solubility in Water 106
CHAPTER 3 Applying Nomenclature Rules 156
Conformations of Acyclic Alkanes 169
Conformations of Cyclohexane 187
CHAPTER 4 Reaction Kinetics and Thermodynamics 218
CHAPTER 5 Enantiomers and Racemic Mixtures 264
Multiple Chiral Centers 279
CHAPTER 6 Factors Affecting Nucleophilicity 314
Factors Affecting SN1 Reaction Rates 325
CHAPTER 7 Factors Affecting Stability of Alkenes 364
CHAPTER 8 Regiochemistry and Stereochemistry of Hydration Reactions 429
CHAPTER 9 Synthesis of Alkynes from Acetylides 488
CHAPTER 10 Synthesis of Alcohols by Grignard Reactions 534
Synthesis of Alcohols by Reduction with NaBH4 and LiAlH4 542
CHAPTER 11 Oxidation of Alcohols 564
CHAPTER 12 Interpreting Infrared Spectra 631
CHAPTER 15 Conjugated Systems 787
Diels-Alder Reaction 797
CHAPTER 18 Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones 977
CHAPTER 20 Mechanism of Fischer Esterification 1083
CHAPTER 21 Interconversion of Acid Derivatives 1126
CHAPTER 22 Carbon Nucleophiles 1216

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NOTABLE SCIENTISTS
CHAPTER 1 Linus Carl Pauling 46
CHAPTER 2 Svante August Arrhenius 107
CHAPTER 4 George Simms Hammond 225
CHAPTER 5 Louis Pasteur 285
CHAPTER 7 Robert Sidney Cahn 351
Sir Christopher Kelk Ingold 351
Vladimir Prelog 352
Julius Bredt 361
Aleksander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev 372
CHAPTER 8 Vladimir Vasilyevich Markovnikov 409
Ryōji Noyori 439
Yves Chauvin 456
Robert Grubbs 456
Richard R. Schrock 456
CHAPTER 9 Herbert Lindlar 491
CHAPTER 10 Henry Gilman 537
CHAPTER 11 Sir Ewart Ray Herbert Jones 564
CHAPTER 12 Klaus Biemann 638
CHAPTER 13 Richard Robert Ernst 664
CHAPTER 14 Alexander William Williamson 736
CHAPTER 15 Robert Burns Woodward 799
CHAPTER 16 August Kekulé 822
CHAPTER 17 James Mason Crafts 886
CHAPTER 18 Georg Wittig 974
CHAPTER 19 Traugott Sandmeyer 1033
Siegmund Gabriel 1043
CHAPTER 20 Emil Fischer 1081
CHAPTER 21 Oyo Mitsunobu 1146
CHAPTER 22 Gilbert Stork 1180
CHAPTER 23 Rosalind Franklin 1273
CHAPTER 24 Frederick Sanger 1308
CHAPTER 25 Otto Wallach 1341
CHAPTER 26 Giulio Natta 1355

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Key Features
1 NEW! Focus Features help focus students on 6 Problem Solving Strategies have been added
analyzing key aspects of complex topics and and explicitly highlighted in several chapters,
reactions. Interactive versions can be accessed using including strategies for resonance, acid-base
embedded links in the Pearson eText or in Mastering equilibria, and multistep synthesis.
Chemistry.
7 Green Chemistry is emphasized with
2 NEW! Margin boxes feature details about the lives presentation of less toxic, environmentally friendly
and works of eminent scientists. reagents in many situations, such as oxidation of
alcohols with bleach rather than with chromium
3 Expanded coverage of Acid/Base Chemistry reagents.
in Chapter 2 and separation of the chapter on
Substitution and Elimination into two distinct 8 Chapter Openers focus on organic applications,
chapters allow students to build upon their existing with introductions and images for a more enticing,
knowledge and move through their first mechanisms contemporary presentation.
with greater clarity and with more opportunities to
test and apply their understanding without getting 9 20 Key Mechanism Boxes highlight the
overwhelmed by organic chemistry. Problem-solving fundamental mechanistic principles that recur
strategy spreads have been added to both throughout the course and are the basis for some
corresponding chapters for additional support. of the longer, more complex mechanisms. Each
describes the steps of the reaction in detail with a
4 Reaction Starbursts/Reaction Maps appear before specific example to reinforce the mechanism and a
the end of every ‘reaction-based’ chapter to help concluding problem to help students absorb these
students better understand and mentally organize essential reactions.
reactive similarities and distinctions.
10 
Explanations and Annotations to Mechanisms
5 Visual Guides to Organic Reactions place the help students better understand how each
reactions covered in each chapter within the overall mechanism works.
context of the reactions covered in the course.

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Preface
To the Student
As you begin your study of organic chemistry, you might feel overwhelmed by the
number of compounds, names, reactions, and mechanisms that confront you. You might
even wonder whether you can learn all this material in a single year. The most important
function of a textbook is to organize the material to show that most of organic chem-
istry consists of a few basic principles and many extensions and applications of these
principles. Relatively little memorization is required if you grasp the major concepts
and develop flexibility in applying those concepts. Frankly, I have a poor memory, and
I hate memorizing lists of information. I don’t remember the specifics of most of the
reactions and mechanisms in this book, but I can work them out by remembering a few
basic principles, such as “alcohol dehydrations usually go by E1 mechanisms.”
Still, you’ll have to learn some facts and fundamental principles to serve as the
working “vocabulary” of each chapter. As a student, I learned this the hard way when I
made a D on my second organic chemistry exam. I thought organic would be like general
chemistry, where I could memorize a couple of equations and fake my way through the
exams. For example, in the ideal gas chapter, I would memorize PV = nRT, and I was
good to go. When I tried the same approach in organic, I got a D. We learn by making
mistakes, and I learned a lot in organic chemistry.
In writing this book, I’ve tried to point out a small number of important facts and
principles that should be learned to prepare for solving problems. For example, of the
hundreds of reaction mechanisms shown in this book, about 20 are the fundamental
mechanistic steps that combine into the longer, more complicated mechanisms. I’ve
highlighted these fundamental mechanisms in Key Mechanism boxes to alert you to
their importance. Similarly, the Guide to Organic Reactions appears in six chapters
that contain large numbers of new reactions. This guide outlines the kinds of reactions
we cover and shows how the reactions just covered fit into the overall organization.
Spectroscopy is another area in which a student might feel pressured to memorize
hundreds of facts, such as NMR chemical shifts and infrared vibration frequencies.
I couldn’t do that, so I’ve always gotten by with knowing about a dozen NMR chemical
shifts and about a dozen IR vibration frequencies, and knowing how they are affected
by other influences. I’ve listed those important infrared frequencies in Table 12-2 and
the important NMR chemical shifts in Table 13-3.
Don’t try to memorize your way through this course. It doesn’t work; you have to
know what’s going on so you can apply the material. Also, don’t think (like I did) that
you can get by without memorizing anything. Read the chapter, listen carefully to the
lectures, and work the problems. The problems will tell you whether or not you know
the material. If you can do the problems, you should do well on the exams. If you can’t
do the problems, you probably won’t be able to do the exams, either. If you keep having
to look up an item to do the problems, that item is a good one to learn.
Here are some hints I give my students at the beginning of the course:
1. Read the material in the book before the lecture (expect 13–15 pages per lecture).
Knowing what to expect and what is in the book, you can take fewer notes and
spend more time listening and understanding the lecture.
2. After the lecture, review your notes and the book, and do the in-chapter
­problems. Also, read the material for the next lecture.
3. If you are confused about something, visit your instructor during office hours
immediately, before you fall behind. Bring your attempted solutions to problems
with you to show the instructor where you are having trouble.

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26 Preface

4. To study for an exam, begin by reviewing each chapter and your notes, and
­reviewing any reaction summaries to make sure you can recognize and use those
reactions. The “starburst” summaries are most useful for developing syntheses,
since you can quickly glance at them and see the most useful conversions for that
functional group. Then concentrate on the end-of-chapter problems. In each chapter,
the ­Essential Problem-Solving Skills (EPSS) outline reviews the important concepts
in the chapter and shows which problems can be used to review each concept. Also
use old exams, if available, for practice. Many students find that working in a study
group and posing problems for each other is particularly helpful.
Remember the two “golden rules” of organic chemistry.
1. Don’t Get Behind! The course moves too fast, and it’s hard to catch up.
2. Work Lots of Problems. Everyone needs the practice, and the problems show
where you need more work.
I am always interested to hear from students using this book. If you have any ­suggestions
about how the book might be improved, or if you’ve found an error, please let me know
(L. G. Wade, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362: E-mail wadelg@whitman.edu).
I take students’ suggestions seriously, and hundreds of them now appear in this book.
For example, Whitman student Brian Lian suggested Figure 21-9, and University of
­Minnesota student (and race-car driver) Jim Coleman gave me the facts on the fuels
used at ­Indianapolis.
Good luck with your study of organic chemistry. I’m certain you will enjoy this
course, especially if you let yourself relax and develop an interest in how organic
compounds influence our lives. My goal in writing this book has been to make the
process a little easier: to build the concepts logically on top of each other, so they
flow naturally from one to the next. The hints and suggestions for problem solving
have helped my students in the past, and I hope some of them will help you to learn
and use the material. Even if your memory is worse than mine (highly unlikely), you
should be able to do well in organic chemistry. I hope this will be a good learning
experience for all of us.

To the Instructor
In writing the first edition of this text, my goal was to produce a modern, readable text
that uses the most effective techniques of presentation and review. I wanted a book that
presents organic chemistry at the level needed for chemistry and biochemistry majors,
but one that presents and explains the material in ways that facilitate success for all
the many different kinds of students who take the course. Subsequent editions have
extended and refined these goals, with substantial rewriting and reorganizing and with
many new features. This tenth edition has several features to help students organize
types of reactions and mechanisms for easier learning and better understanding, as
well as for reference.
To help students organize functional group reactions, Starburst Summaries have
been added that provide visual links between synthetically related functional groups.
This feature is particularly useful when students are developing multistep syntheses,
when the visual links help them to see the possible reactions moving forward from a
reactant or synthetic intermediate. The Guides to Organic Reactions will help students
to organize mentally the many new reactions they are learning, and where those reac-
tions fit within the overall scheme of the types of reactions we use in organic chemistry.
Chapter-opening photographs, with captions that explain how the photograph relates
to the chemistry presented in that chapter, have been added to all of the chapters. We
have tried to select photos that are remarkable in some way or another and that grab
the viewer’s attention.

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Preface 27

All of the features of the earlier editions have been retained in this tenth edition.
In many cases, those that were introduced in earlier editions have been expanded and
refined. Many updated applications have been added, including those relating to medi-
cine, green chemistry, biochemistry, and other contemporary areas of interest. Green
chemistry is emphasized in many areas, most notably in the use of methods that avoid
chromium reagents, which are known to be toxic and carcinogenic. The older, more
toxic reagents are mentioned, but they are no longer given as the first choice for a
reagent. Mechanisms have been provided for the newest reactions, such as the Suzuki
coupling, when they are relevant to the material and studied well enough to be confident
they are correct.

Key Features
Expanded Coverage of Acids and Bases: After reviewing the basics of bonding,
hybridization, and molecular structure in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 is centered around
acids and bases and how these concepts apply to organic compounds. The Arrhenius,
­Brønsted-Lowry, and Lewis definitions are introduced and explained. The uses of pKa
and pKb are described, followed by a discussion and a Problem-Solving Strategy feature
on predicting the position of an acid-base equilibrium reaction. Factors that affect acid-
ity and basicity are explained, including solvent effects, size, electronegativity, induc-
tive effects, hybridization effects, and resonance effects. Lewis acid-base reactions are
discussed, with a careful discussion of the correct use of the curved-arrow formalism.

Separation of Substitution and Elimination Reactions: The crucial chapters on sub-


stitution and elimination have been revised, with substitutions covered in C
­ hapter 6
and eliminations in Chapter 7. This organization allows students to become more com-
fortable with the differences between SN1 and SN2 substitutions before the possible
reaction pathways are expanded to include eliminations. Chapter 7 presents complete
coverage of the competition between substitutions and eliminations, and how one can
predict what mechanisms and products are most likely.

Organic Synthesis: Many new synthetic problems have been added, some of them com-
ing from the recent literature. The material on organic synthesis and retrosynthetic analy-
sis has been supplemented, with particular attention to multistep aromatic syntheses.

Nomenclature: We have tried to stay as current as possible with the constantly c­ hanging
IUPAC nomenclature, and this edition reflects some of the changes. Beginning with
the eighth edition, we have used the 1993 IUPAC positioning of the locants in names
(e.g., but-1-ene), while also showing the names using the older positions of the
locants (e.g., 1-butene). We have also carefully defined stereochemical terms (such as
­stereocenter and chiral center) correctly and precisely, and we have endeavored to use
the most precise term in each case.
In this edition, we have adopted the following changes in the IUPAC rules:
1. In showing stereochemistry, IUPAC now recommends the “reverse perspective”
(closer end is smaller) version of wedged dashed bonds. Wedged solid bonds are
still drawn with normal perspective, with their closer end larger.
2. IUPAC now defines hydroxyl as referring only to the radical, not the functional
group. The functional group is the hydroxy group. We have changed these terms
where needed to conform to this rule.
3. At one time, the IUPAC banished the term ketal. It has now been reinstated as a
subclass of acetals, and we have resumed using it.
This tenth edition also includes a Nomenclature Appendix, which serves as a compact
reference to the rules of naming organic compounds. This feature should make it easier
for students to name compounds without always having to find the discussion pertaining
to that particular functional group.

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The Keys to Organic Chemistry
Wade & Simek’s tenth edition of Organic Chemistry presents key principles of organic chemistry in the context of
­fundamental reasoning and problem solving. Written to reflect how today’s students use textbooks, this text serves as a
primary guide to organic chemistry, as well as a comprehensive study resource when working problems and preparing
for exams.
The resources in this book
FOCUS Drawing Structures
include Focus Features,
Chemists represent organic compounds not just by their molecular formula, but by a graphical depiction of how the atoms Problem-Solving Strategies,
are connected. Early in your study of organic chemistry, you will be expected to master this graphic language.
We use different types of structural representations, with varying degrees of simplification.
plus Partially Solved Prob-
A full structural formula, also called a A condensed structural formula A line-angle formula, or simply
lems, Reaction Summaries,
Lewis structure, shows all of the atoms,
all of the bonds, and all of the unshared
shows all of the atoms and some of the
bonds; bonds to H are usually omitted. In a
a line formula, has the most
simplification. H atoms and C
Starburst Summaries, and
(lone) pairs of electrons. carbon chain, the bonds between carbons are atoms are usually not shown Reaction Guides. Through a
usually not shown. Unshared (lone) pairs unless bonded to an atom other
H H
of electrons may or may not be shown. than C. careful, refined presentation
C H O H2
H
C C C O O and step-by-step guidance, this
C H
H C C N
H 2C CH C C
NH2
tenth edition gives students
C C NH2
H H H H H H2 H2 a contemporary overview of
H H H H organic chemistry with tools
CH3CH2 CH2CH3
This example of diethyl ether
(commonly called “ether”)
H
C
C
O
C
C
H
O O
for organizing and understand-
shows the three types of
representations.
H H or CH3CH2OCH2CH3 ing reaction mechanisms and
H H
Lewis structure or condensed structural formula line-angle formula synthetic organic chemistry.
full structural formula or line formula
Note that these structural respresentations are not intended to show accurate bond angles or positions of the atoms in three
dimensions. In later chapters, we will introduce different types of notation to display accurate three-dimensional positions
of atoms.

PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY Predicting Substitutions and Eliminations

alkyl halides Given a set of reagents and solvents, how can you predict what products will result and
which mechanisms will be involved? Should you memorize all this theory about substitu-
strong weak tions and eliminations? Students sometimes feel overwhelmed at this point.
Nuc:/base Nuc:/base Memorizing is not the best way to approach this material because the answers are not
absolute and too many factors are involved. Besides, the real world with its real reagents
and solvents is not as clean as our equations on paper. Most nucleophiles are also basic,
SN2 + E2 SN1 + E1 and many solvents can solvate ions or react as nucleophiles or bases.
The first principle you must understand is that you cannot always predict one unique
product or one unique mechanism. Often, the best you can do is to eliminate some of
the possibilities and make some accurate predictions. Remembering this limitation, here
H are some general guidelines:
1° alkyl halide R C X 1. The strength of the base or nucleophile determines the order of the reaction.
If a strong nucleophile (or base) is present, it will force second-order kinetics, either
H SN2 or E2.
If no strong base or nucleophile is present, you should consider first-order reactions,
strong weak
Nuc:/base Nuc:/base both SN1 and E1. Addition of silver salts to the reaction can force some difficult ion-
izations.
2. Primary halides usually undergo the SN2 reaction, occasionally the E2 reaction.
S N2 no reaction Primary halides rarely undergo first-order reactions, unless the carbocation is
resonance-stabilized. With good nucleophiles, SN2 substitution is usually observed.
With a strong base, E2 elimination may occasionally be observed.
R 3. Tertiary halides usually undergo the E2 reaction (strong base) or a mixture of
SN1 and E1 (weak base).
3° alkyl halide R C X Tertiary halides cannot undergo the SN2 reaction. A strong base forces second-order
kinetics, resulting in elimination by the E2 mechanism. In the absence of a strong base,
R
tertiary halides react by first-order processes, usually a mixture of SN1 and E1. The
strong weak specific reaction conditions determine the ratio of substitution to elimination.
Nuc:/base Nuc:/base 4. The reactions of secondary halides are the most difficult to predict.
With a strong base, either the SN2 or the E2 reaction is possible. With a weak base and
E2 SN1 + E1 a good ionizing solvent, both the SN1 and E1 reactions are possible, but both are slow.
Mixtures of products are common.
5. Some nucleophiles and bases favor substitution or elimination.
To promote elimination, the base should readily abstract a proton but not readily attack
R a carbon atom. A bulky strong base, such as tert-butoxide [-OC(CH3)3], enhances
elimination. Higher temperatures also favor elimination in most cases. To promote
2° alkyl halide R C X
substitution, you need a good nucleophile with limited basicity: a highly polarizable
28 H species that is the conjugate base of a strong acid. Bromide (Br -) and iodide (I -) are
examples of good nucleophiles that are weak bases and favor substitution.
strong weak
Nuc:/base Nuc:/base

SN2 + E2 SN1 + E1

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Principles, ­Preparation, and Problem Solving
SUMMARY Electrophilic Additions to Alkenes
Starburst Reaction Summa-
Methylcyclopentene is an alkene ELECTROPHILIC
that displays orientation and stereochemistry
ries appear before the end-
ADDITION REACTIONS OFof addition reactions. New atoms are shown
ALKENES
in color. When reactions create chiral products from achiral reactants, racemic mixtures are produced. N/A means “Not
Methylcyclopentene is an alkene that displays orentation and stereochemistry of addition reactions. New atoms are shown in color. When of-chapter material of “reac-
Applicable to this reaction.”
reactions create chiral products from archiral reactants, racemic mixtures are produced. “N/A” means “Not Applicable to this reaction.”
tion-based” chapters to help
hydrohalogenation— hydrobromination with peroxides—
Markovnikov orientation; anti-Markovnikov orientation; hydration— students mentally ­organize
stereochemistry N/A; stereochemistry N/A; no rearrangement Markovnikov orientation;
rearrangement can occur Section 8–3B
OH
CH3 stereochemistry N/A; the reactions and recognize
Sections 8–2, 8–3 rearrangement can occur
H Section 8–4 their similarities and
X CH3 H
CH3 H OH
oxymercuration–
demercuration—
differences.
H CH3 Markovnikov orientation;
H Br H OH stereochemistry N/A;
H X H+ catalyst
H H no rearrangement
H Br H Section 8–5
X = Cl, NaBH4
RO OR H OH
Br, I
H Hg(OAc)2 OR alkoxymercuration–
CH3 CH3 CH3
demercuration—
H H H OR NaBH4 Markovnikov
metal Hg(OAc)2 orientation;
H H H stereochemistry N/A;
Pt or Pd or Ni
H H no rearrangement
BH3 • THF Section 8–6
catalytic
X X HO OH
hydrogenation— H
H OH X X
orientation N/A; NaOH
X = Cl, CH3 hydroboration–oxidation—
syn stereochemistry; anti-Markovnikov orientation;
no rearrangement Br
H syn stereochemistry;
Section 8–10 no rearrangement
OH X
OH Section 8–7
CH3 CH3 and enantiomer

X X
H H
and enantiomer and enantiomer
halohydrin formation— halogenation—
Markovnikov orientation; orientation N/A;
anti stereochemistry; anti stereochemistry;
no rearrangement no rearrangement
Section 8–9 Section 8–8

GUIDE TO ORGANIC REACTIONS IN Visual Guides to Organic


CHAPTER 11 Reactions place the reac-
Reactions covered in Chapter 11 are shown in red. Reactions covered in earlier chapters are shown in blue. tions covered in each ­chapter
Substitution Addition Elimination Oxidation/Reduction within the ­overall context of
▶ Nucleophilic ▶ Nucleophilic ▶ Basic conditions (E2) ▶ Oxidation the reactions ­covered in the
at sp3 C (SN1, SN2)
course.
▶ ▶ at C O (Nuc. Addn.) ▶ E2 dehydrohalogenation ▶ epoxidation
Ch 6, 10, 14, 22 Ch 9, 10, 18, 22 Ch 7, 9 Ch 8, 10, 14
▶ at sp2 C (Nuc. Arom. Subst.) ▶ at C C (conjugate addn.) ▶ tosylate elimination ▶ oxidative cleavage
Ch 17, 19 Ch 22 Ch 11 Ch 8, 9, 11, 17, 22
▶ at C O (Nuc. Acyl Subst.) ▶ Hofmann elimination ▶ oxygen functional groups
Ch 10, 11, 20, 21, 22 ▶ Electrophilic Ch 19 Ch 11, 18, 19, 20
▶ at C C (Elect. Addn.)
▶ Electrophilic ▶ Acidic conditions (E1) ▶ Reduction
Ch 8, 9, 10
▶ at sp2 C (Elect. Arom. Subst.) ▶ at C C (Carbene Addn.) ▶ E1 dehydrohalogenation ▶ hydride reduction
Ch 17, 19 Ch 8 Ch 7 Ch 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
▶ dehydration of alcohols ▶ hydrogenation
▶ Radical ▶ Radical Ch 11 Ch 8, 9, 17, 18, 19
at sp3 C (alkane halogenation)
▶ metals
▶ ▶ at C C (HBr + ROOR) ▶ Pericyclic (Cope elimination) Ch 9, 17, 18, 19
Ch 4, 6, 16, 17 Ch 8
▶ at sp2 C (Sandmeyer rxn) ▶ Ch 19
Ch 19 ▶ Pericyclic

▶ Organometallic ▶ cycloaddition (Diels-Alder)


Ch 15
▶ Gilman
Ch 10, 17 ▶ Oxidation
▶ Suzuki
Ch 17
▶ epoxidation
Ch 8, 10, 14
▶ Heck
Ch 17
▶ Reduction
▶ hydrogenation
Ch 8, 9, 17, 18, 19

Essential Terms
29
alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) An enzyme used by living cells to catalyze the oxidation of ethyl alcohol to acetaldehyde.
(p. 566)
aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) An enzyme used by living cells to catalyze the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid.
(p. 566)
alkoxide ion The anion with structure R ¬ O- , bearing the negative charge on oxygen. Commonly formed by
deprotonating an alcohol. (p. 593)

R O H + Na R O − Na+ + 1
2 H2
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chromic acid reagent (H2CrO4) The solution formed by adding sodium or potassium dichromate (and a small amount of
The Keys to Organic Chemistry
Over 80 Mechanism Boxes help students understand how specific reactions occur by zooming in on each
individual step in detail.

18 Key Mechanism
KEY MECHANISM 7-5 Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of an Alcohol
Boxes highlight the
Alcohol dehydrations usually involve E1 elimination of the protonated alcohol.
fundamental mechanis-
Step 1: Protonation of the hydroxy group (fast equilibrium).
PROBLEM-SOLVING HINT tic principles that recur
H In acid-catalyzed mechanisms, throughout the course
H O H O H O+ H HSO4− the first step is often addition of
and are the components
H + , and the last step is often loss
C C H O S O H C C of H + . of many of the longer,
O more complex mecha-
Step 2: Ionization to a carbocation (slow; rate limiting). nisms. Each describes
H the steps of the reaction
H O
+
H H in detail with a specific
C C C
+
C + H2O example to reinforce the
mechanism and a con-
Step 3: Deprotonation to give the alkene (fast). cluding problem to help
H students absorb these
C C+ + H2O C C + H3O + ­essential reactions.

EXAMPLE: Acid-catalyzed dehydration of butan-2-ol Explanations and An-


Step 1: Protonation of the hydroxy group (fast equilibrium). notations to Mecha-
nisms help ­students
OH H O+ H
H2SO4
better ­understand how
CH3 CH CH2CH3 CH3 CH CH2CH3
each ­mechanism works.
Step 2: Ionization to a carbocation (slow; rate limiting).

H O+ H
+
CH3 CH CH2CH3 CH3 C CH2CH3 + H O H

H
Step 3: Deprotonation to give the alkene (fast).

H H
H H
C CH3
+ H2O
H C C C CH3 H C C + H3O+
H H
H H H
major product (cis and trans)

H CH3
H H H C
+ H2O
or H C C C CH3 C C H + H3O+
H H
H H H
minor product

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Principles, Preparation, and Problem Solving

Mastering Chemistry motivates students to practice organic chemistry outside of class


and arrive prepared for lecture. The textbook works with Mastering Chemistry to guide
students toward what they need to know before testing them on the content. This edition
continually engages students through pre-lecture, during-, and post-lecture activities
that all include real-life applications.

Dynamic Study Modules


Help students understand the concepts more quickly! Now assignable, Dynamic
Study Modules enable your students to study on their own and be better prepared
with the fundamental concepts needed from general chemistry, as well as the problem
solving skills and practice with nomenclature, functional groups, and key mechanisms
skills needed to succeed in the organic chemistry course. The mobile app is available
for iOS and Android devices for study on the go, and results can be tracked in the
­Mastering Chemistry gradebook.

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Spectroscopy Simulations
NEW! Six NMR/IR Spectroscopy simulations (a partnership with ACD labs) allow
professors and students access to limitless spectral analysis with guided activities that
can be used in lab, in the classroom, or after class to study how spectral information
correlates with molecular structures. Activities authored by Mike Huggins, University of
West Florida, prompt students to use the spectral simulator to solve analytical problems
by drawing the right conclusions from the spectra and combining the NMR and IR data to
propose a molecular structure.

NEW! Key Mechanism and Mechanism Overview Videos are created as paired vid-
eos. Each key mechanism is covered first in an overview video that outlines the type
of mechanism and the necessary background for understanding what is taking place.
Then, a second video walks the students through a representative reaction of that key
mechanism.

NEW! Mechanism Practice Problems feature one-step hints and predict the product
functionality on any step of selected problems if they struggle. The problems give stu-
dents a place to learn through practice and to earn credit based upon completion rather
than correct answers.

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Resources Available Online
Supplement Instructor or Student Description
Supplement
Mastering Chemistry® Instructor and Student Organic Chemistry Dynamic Study modules help students efficiently prepare
Supplements for lecture and exams by reinforcing understanding of general chemistry
prerequisites, acid-base chemistry, functional groups, nomenclature, and key
mechanisms. At the end of each personalized question set, Dynamic Study
Modules provide feedback on whether the answer submitted was correct and
give students an explanation of the correct and incorrect answers. The process
repeats until the students answer all of the questions correctly and confidently.
Instructor Resources Instructor Supplement The website www.pearsonglobaleditions.com provides an integrated collection of
online resources to help instructors make efficient and effective use of their time.
It includes all artwork from the text, including figures and tables in PDF format
for highresolution printing, as well as four pre-built PowerPoint™ presentations.
The first presentation contains the images embedded within PowerPoint slides.
The second includes a complete lecture outline that is modifiable by the user. Also
available are powerpoints of the parent text “in chapter” sample exercises. It also
includes the Test Bank.
Testbank Instructor Supplement This testbank contains over 3000 questions. It is available in the TestGen
program, in Word format, and is included in the item library of Mastering
Chemistry.

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Acknowledgments
I am pleased to thank the many talented people who helped with this revision. Certainly the largest contribution has come
from Jan William Simek, long-time author of the ­Solutions Manual and now contributing author for this textbook. Jan has
provided ­excellent advice and sound judgment through several editions of the book. In this edition, Jan has authored numer-
ous sections, developed over 100 new problems, constructed the starburst reaction summaries, and authored the Nomencla-
ture Appendix.
Jan and I would also like to thank the many reviewers for their valuable insight and commentary. Although we did not
adopt all their suggestions, we adopted most of them; they were helpful and contributed to the quality of the final product.
Reviewers of Previous Editions
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Finally, we want to thank the people at Pearson, whose dedication and commitment contributed to the completion of this
project. Particular thanks are due to Developmental Editor David Chelton, who made thousands of useful suggestions through-
out the writing and revision process, and who helped to shape this edition. Special thanks are also due to Editor-in-Chief
Jeanne Zalesky, who guided the project from start to finish and made many useful comments and suggestions that guided the
direction of the revision. Director of Development Jennifer Hart and Program Manager Lisa Pierce kept the project moving
and ensured the needed resources were made available. Project Managers Elisa Mandelbaum and Heidi Aguiar, and Text and
Image Research Lead Maya Gomez kept the production process organized, on track, and on schedule. It has been a pleasure
working with all these thoroughly professional and competent people.
We have enjoyed working on this edition, and we hope that it is a scientific and pedagogical improvement over the
previous edition. We’ve tried to make this book as error-free as possible, but some errors may have slipped by. If you find
errors, or have suggestions about how the book might be improved, please send those errors and suggestions to me at my
e-mail address: wadelg@whitman.edu. Errors can be fixed quickly in the next printing. Please send any errors you find in
the Solutions Manual, or suggestions for improvements, to Jan Simek at his e-mail address: jsimek@calpoly.edu.
We’ve already started a file of possible changes and improvements for the next edition, and we hope that many of the
current users will contribute suggestions to this file. We hope this book makes the instructor’s job easier and helps more
students to succeed. That’s the most important reason that we continue to work at improving it.

L. G. Wade, Jr.
Walla Walla, Washington
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Global Edition Acknowledgments
Pearson would like to acknowledge and thank Kate Rowen, Murdoch University, for her detailed revisions to the Global
Edition and the following for reviewing it:
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1 Structure and Bonding

Goals for Chapter 1

1 Review concepts from general


chemistry that are essential for
s­ uccess in organic chemistry, such as
the electronic structure of the atom,
Lewis structures and the octet rule,
types of bonding, electronegativity,
and formal charges.

2 Predict patterns of covalent and


ionic bonding involving C, H, O, N,
and the halogens.

3 Identify resonance-stabilized
structures and compare the ­relative
importance of their resonance
forms.

4 Draw and interpret the types


of structural formulas commonly
used in organic chemistry, including
condensed structural formulas and
line–angle formulas.

5 Predict the hybridization and


­ eometry of organic molecules
g
based on their bonding.

S S SS OH
OH
6 Identify isomers and explain the
­differences between them.

O N N NN ◀ Luciferin is the light-emitting


O C
C luciferin c­ ompound found in many firefly
luciferin (Lampyridae) species. Luciferin reacts with
OH
atmospheric oxygen, under the control of
luciferin OH an enzyme, to emit the yellow light that
luciferin
Luciferin is the light-emitting compound found in many firefly (Lampyridae) fireflies use to attract mates or prey.

species.
Luciferin is 1-1 Luciferin reacts with atmospheric
found oxygen, under the (Lampyridae)
control of an enzyme,
The Origins
the light-emitting of Organic
compound Chemistry
in many firefly
to emit the yellow light that fireflies use to attract mates and prey.
species. Luciferin reacts with atmospheric oxygen, under the control of an enzyme,
The modern
to emit the yellow definition
light that of organic
fireflies use to chemistry is theand
attract mates chemistry
prey. of carbon compounds.
What is so special about carbon that a whole branch of chemistry is devoted to its
compounds? Unlike most other elements, carbon forms strong bonds to other carbon
atoms and to a wide variety of other elements. Chains and rings of carbon atoms can be
built up to form an endless variety of molecules. This diversity of carbon compounds
provides the basis for life on Earth. Living creatures are composed largely of complex
organic compounds that serve structural, chemical, or genetic functions.
The term organic literally means “derived from living organisms.” Originally, the
science of organic chemistry was the study of compounds extracted from living organ-
isms and their natural products. Compounds such as sugar, urea, starch, waxes, and plant
oils were considered “organic,” and people accepted vitalism, the belief that natural
products needed a “vital force” to create them. Organic chemistry, then, was the study
of compounds having the vital force. Inorganic chemistry was the study of gases, rocks,
and minerals, and the compounds that could be made from them.

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38    CHAPTER 1 Structure and Bonding

Application: Drug Research In the 19th century, experiments showed that organic compounds could be syn-
thesized from inorganic compounds. In 1828, the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler
One of the reasons chemists ­synthesize
converted ammonium cyanate, made from ammonia and cyanic acid, to urea simply by
derivatives of complex organic
heating it in the absence of oxygen.
­compounds such as morphine (shown
below) is to ­discover new drugs that
O
retain the good properties (potent pain- heat
NH+4 − OCN H2N C NH2
relieving) but not the bad properties ammonium cyanate urea
(highly addictive). (inorganic) (organic)
Urea had always come from living organisms and was presumed to contain the vital force,
yet ammonium cyanate is inorganic and thus lacks the vital force. Some chemists claimed
that a trace of vital force from Wöhler’s hands must have contaminated the reaction, but
most recognized the possibility of synthesizing organic compounds from inorganics. Many
other syntheses were carried out, and the vital force theory was eventually discarded.
Because vitalism was disproved in the early 19th century, you’d think it would be
extinct by now. And you’d be wrong! Vitalism lives on today in the minds of those who
believe that “natural” (plant-derived) vitamins, flavor compounds, etc., are somehow
different and more healthful than the identical “artificial” (synthesized) compounds.
As chemists, we know that plant-derived compounds and the synthesized com-
pounds are identical. Assuming they are pure, the only way to tell them apart is through
14
C dating: Compounds synthesized from petrochemicals have a lower content of radio-
active 14C and appear old because their 14C has decayed over time. Plant-derived com-
pounds are recently synthesized from CO2 in the air. They have a higher content of
radioactive 14C. Some large chemical suppliers provide isotope-ratio analyses to show
that their “naturals” have high 14C content and are plant-derived. Such a sophisticated
analysis lends a high-tech flavor to this 21st-century form of vitalism.
Even though organic compounds do not need a vital force, they are still distin-
guished from inorganic compounds. The distinctive feature of organic compounds is that
they all contain one or more carbon atoms. Still, not all carbon compounds are organic;

tetrodotoxin

O
OH vitamin C morphine
O +
O OH NH2 CH2OH N CH3
N
H HCOH O OH O
HO NH O
HO glucose COOH
OH H
HO OH O OH
HO OH OH H
OH O
carmine

FIGURE 1-1 (a) Venom of the blue-ringed octopus contains tetrodotoxin, which causes paralysis resulting in death. (b) Rose hips
contain vitamin C, a radical inhibitor (Chapter 4) that prevents scurvy. (c) The prickly pear cactus is host to cochineal insects, used to
prepare the red dye carmine (Chapter 15). (d) Opium poppies contain morphine, an addictive, pain-relieving alkaloid (Chapter 19).

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1-2  Principles of Atomic Structure    39

substances such as diamond, graphite, carbon dioxide, ammonium cyanate, and sodium
carbonate are derived from minerals and have typical inorganic properties. Most of the
millions of carbon compounds are classified as organic, however.
We humans are composed largely of organic molecules, and we are nourished
by the organic compounds in our food. The proteins in our skin, the lipids in our cell
membranes, the glycogen in our livers, and the DNA in the nuclei of our cells are all
organic compounds. Our bodies are also regulated and defended by complex organic
compounds.
Chemists have learned to synthesize or simulate many of these complex molecules.
The synthetic products serve as drugs, medicines, plastics, pesticides, paints, and fibers.
Many of the most important advances in medicine are actually advances in organic
chemistry. New synthetic drugs are developed to combat disease, and new polymers
are molded to replace failing organs. Organic chemistry has gone full circle. It began
as the study of compounds derived from “organs,” and now it gives us the drugs and The AbioCor® self-contained artificial
heart, which is used to sustain patients
materials we need to save or replace those organs. who are waiting for a heart transplant.
The outer shell is polycarbonate,
and the valves and inner bladder are
1-2 Principles of Atomic Structure polyurethane. Both of these durable
substances are synthetic organic
Before we begin our study of organic chemistry, we must review some basic principles. compounds.
These concepts of atomic and molecular structure are crucial to your understanding of
the structure and bonding of organic compounds.

1-2A Structure of the Atom


Atoms are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons are positively
charged and are found together with (uncharged) neutrons in the nucleus. Electrons,
which have a negative charge that is equal in magnitude to the positive charge on
the proton, occupy the space surrounding the nucleus (Figure 1-2). Protons and cloud of electrons
neutrons have similar masses, about 1800 times the mass of an electron. Almost all
the atom’s mass is in the nucleus, but it is the electrons that take part in chemical
bonding and reactions.
+
Each element is distinguished by the number of protons in the nucleus (the atomic
number). The number of neutrons is usually similar to the number of protons, although
the number of neutrons may vary. Atoms with the same number of protons but differ-
ent numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. For example, the most common kind of
nucleus
carbon atom has six protons and six neutrons in its nucleus. Its mass number (the sum (protons and neutrons)
of the protons and neutrons) is 12, and we write its symbol as 12C. About 1% of carbon
FIGURE 1-2 Basic atomic structure.
atoms have seven neutrons; the mass number is 13, written 13C. A very small fraction of
An atom has a dense, positively charged
carbon atoms have eight neutrons and a mass number of 14. The 14C isotope is radioac- nucleus surrounded by a cloud of
tive, with a half-life (the time it takes for half of the nuclei to decay) of 5730 years. The electrons.
predictable decay of 14C is used to determine the age of organic materials up to about
50,000 years old.

1-2B Electron Shells and Orbitals


An element’s chemical properties are determined by the number of protons in the
nucleus and the corresponding number of electrons around the nucleus. The electrons
form bonds and determine the structure of the resulting molecules. Because they are
small and light, electrons show properties of both particles and waves; in many ways,
the electrons in atoms and molecules behave more like waves than like particles. Relative orbital energies
Electrons that are bound to nuclei are found in orbitals. Orbitals are mathemati-
cal descriptions that chemists use to explain and predict the properties of atoms and 2px 2py 2pz
molecules. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that we can never determine 2s
exactly where the electron is; nevertheless, we can determine the electron density, the energy
probability of finding the electron in a particular part of the orbital. An orbital, then,
is an allowed energy state for an electron, with an associated probability function that
1s
defines the distribution of electron density in space.

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40    CHAPTER 1 Structure and Bonding

FIGURE 1-3 Graph and diagram


of the 1s atomic orbital. The electron
density is highest at the nucleus and 1s electron density
drops off exponentially with increasing
distance from the nucleus in any
direction.
distance distance from the
nucleus z

y
nucleus nucleus
x

(a) In two dimensions (b) In three dimensions

Atomic orbitals are grouped into different “shells” at different distances from the
nucleus. Each shell is identified by a principal quantum number n, with n = 1 for the
lowest-energy shell closest to the nucleus. As n increases, the shells are farther from
the nucleus, are higher in energy, and can hold more electrons. Most of the common
elements in organic compounds are found in the first two rows of the periodic table,
indicating that their electrons are found in the first two electron shells. The first shell
(n = 1) can hold two electrons, and the second shell (n = 2) can hold eight.
The first electron shell contains just the 1s orbital. All s orbitals are spherically
symmetrical, meaning that they are nondirectional. The electron density is only a func-
tion of the distance from the nucleus. The electron density of the 1s orbital is graphed
in Figure 1-3. Notice how the electron density is highest at the nucleus and falls off
exponentially with increasing distance from the nucleus. The 1s orbital might be imag-
ined as a cotton boll, with the cottonseed at the middle representing the nucleus. The
density of the cotton is highest nearest the seed, and it becomes less dense at greater
distances from this “nucleus.”
The second electron shell consists of the 2s and 2p orbitals. The 2s orbital is spheri-
cally symmetrical like the 1s orbital, but its electron density is not a simple exponential
function. The 2s orbital has a smaller amount of electron density close to the nucleus.
Most of the electron density is farther away, beyond a region of zero electron density
called a node. Because most of the 2s electron density is farther from the nucleus than
that of the 1s, the 2s orbital is higher in energy. Figure 1-4 shows a graph of the 2s orbital.
In addition to the 2s orbital, the second shell also contains three 2p atomic orbitals,
one oriented in each of the three spatial directions. These orbitals are called the 2px, the
2py, and the 2pz, according to their direction along the x, y, or z axis. The 2p orbitals
are slightly higher in energy than the 2s, because the average location of the electron
in a 2p orbital is farther from the nucleus. Each p orbital consists of two lobes, one on
either side of the nucleus, with a nodal plane at the nucleus. The nodal plane is a flat
(planar) region of space, including the nucleus, with zero electron density. The three 2p
orbitals differ only in their spatial orientation, so they have identical energies. Orbitals
with identical energies are called degenerate orbitals. Figure 1-5 shows the shapes of
the three degenerate 2p atomic orbitals.
The Pauli exclusion principle tells us that each orbital can hold a maximum of
two electrons, provided that their spins are paired. The first shell (one 1s orbital) can
accommodate two electrons. The second shell (one 2s orbital and three 2p orbitals) can
accommodate eight electrons, and the third shell (one 3s orbital, three 3p orbitals, and
five 3d orbitals) can accommodate 18 electrons.

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1-2  Principles of Atomic Structure    41

2s electron density

node node

distance distance
from the from the
nucleus nucleus
node
nod
e
nucleus nucleus

e
n od

(a) In two dimensions (b) In three dimensions (cutaway)

FIGURE 1-4 Graph and diagram of the 2s atomic orbital. The 2s orbital has a small region
of high electron density close to the nucleus, but most of the electron density is farther from the
nucleus, beyond a node, or region of zero electron density.

2p node FIGURE 1-5 The 2p orbitals. Three


2p orbitals are oriented at right angles
to each other. Each is labeled according
y
to its orientation along the x, y, or
electron distance from z axis.
density the nucleus
x

z
directions of axes
nucleus (z comes out toward us)

y
nodal
plane z
x
x
z

y
the 2px orbital the 2px, 2py, and 2pz
orbitals superimposed
at 90° angles

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42    CHAPTER 1 Structure and Bonding

Application: Drugs 1-2C Electronic Configurations of Atoms


Lithium carbonate, a salt of lithium, is Aufbau means “building up” in German, and the aufbau principle tells us how to build
a mood-stabilizing agent used to treat up the electronic configuration of an atom’s ground (most stable) state. Starting with
the psychiatric disorder known as mania. the lowest-energy orbital, we fill the orbitals in order until we have added the proper
Mania is characterized by behaviors such number of electrons. Table 1-1 shows the ground-state electronic configurations of the
as elated mood, f­ eelings of greatness, elements in the first two rows of the periodic table.
racing thoughts, and an inability to sleep. Two additional concepts are illustrated in Table 1-1. The valence electrons are
We don’t know how lithium carbonate those electrons in the outermost shell. Carbon has four valence electrons, nitrogen has
helps to stabilize these patients’ moods. five, and oxygen has six. Helium has a filled first shell with two valence electrons,
and neon has a filled second shell with eight valence electrons (ten electrons total). In
general (for the representative elements), the column or group number of the periodic
table corresponds to the number of valence electrons (Figure 1-6). Hydrogen and
lithium have one valence electron, and they are both in the first column (group 1A)
Application: Ibuprofen of the periodic table. Carbon has four valence electrons, and it is in group 4A of the
Ibuprofen (chemical formula: C13H18O2) periodic table.
is a common nonmetallic drug sold at Notice in Table 1-1 that carbon’s third and fourth valence electrons are not
the pharmacy. It belongs to the class of paired; they occupy separate orbitals. Although the Pauli exclusion principle says
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that two electrons can occupy the same orbital, the electrons repel each other, and
(NSAIDs) that are used for treating pain, pairing requires additional energy. Hund’s rule states that when there are two or
fever, and inflammation. It is adminis- more orbitals of the same energy, electrons go into different orbitals rather than pair
tered to relieve headache, dental pain, up in the same orbital. The first 2p electron (boron) goes into one 2p orbital, the
menstrual cramps, muscle aches, second 2p electron (carbon) goes into a different orbital, and the third 2p electron
and arthritis. (nitrogen) occupies the last 2p orbital. The fourth, fifth, and sixth 2p electrons must
pair up with the first three electrons.

TABLE 1-1 Electronic Configurations of the


Elements of the First and Second Rows
Element Configuration Valence Electrons
1
H 1s 1
2
He 1s 2
Li 1s22s1 1
2 2
Be 1s 2s 2
B 1s22s22p1x 3
2 2
C 1s 2s 2p1x 2p1y 4
N 1s22s22p1x 2p1y 2p1z 5
O 1s22s22p2x 2p1y 2p1z 6
F 1s22s22p2x 2p2y 2p1z 7
Ne 1s22s22p2x 2p2y 2p2z 8

FIGURE 1-6 First three rows of the Partial periodic table


periodic table. The organization of the
noble
periodic table results from the filling of
gases
atomic orbitals in order of increasing
1A 8A
energy. For these representative H 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A He
elements, the number of the column Li Be B C N O F Ne
corresponds to the number of valence
electrons. Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar

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1-3  Bond Formation: The Octet Rule    43

PROBLEM 1-1
(a) Nitrogen has relatively stable isotopes (half-life greater than 1 second) of mass
­numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. (All except 14N and 15N are radioactive.) Calculate
how many protons and neutrons are in each of these isotopes of nitrogen.
(b) Write the electronic configurations of the third-row elements shown in the partial
­periodic table in Figure 1-6.

1-3 Bond Formation: The Octet Rule PROBLEM-SOLVING HINT


When we speak of a molecule
In 1915, G. N. Lewis proposed several new theories describing how atoms bond
having “all octets satisfied,” we
together to form molecules. One of these theories states that a filled shell of electrons
mean that all the second-row
is especially stable, and atoms transfer or share electrons in such a way as to attain a
elements have octets. Hydrogen
filled shell of electrons. A filled shell of electrons is simply the electron configuration
atoms have just two electrons
of a noble gas, such as He, Ne, or Ar. This principle has come to be called the octet
(the He configuration) in their filled
rule because a filled shell implies eight valence electrons for the elements in the second
valence shell.
row of the periodic table. Elements in the third and higher rows (such as Al, Si, P, S,
Cl, and above) can have an “expanded octet” of more than eight electrons because they
have low-lying d orbitals available.

1-3A Ionic Bonding


There are two ways that atoms can interact to attain noble-gas configurations.
Sometimes atoms attain noble-gas configurations by transferring electrons from one
atom to another. For example, lithium has one electron more than the helium configu-
ration, and fluorine has one electron less than the neon configuration. Lithium easily
loses its valence electron, and fluorine easily gains one:

− −
Li F Li+ + F Li + F
electron transfer He configuration Ne configuration ionic bond

A transfer of one electron gives each of these two elements a noble-gas configu-
ration. The resulting ions have opposite charges, and they attract each other to form
an ionic bond. Ionic bonding usually results in the formation of a large crystal lattice
rather than individual molecules. Ionic bonding is common in inorganic compounds
but relatively uncommon in organic compounds.

1-3B Covalent Bonding


Covalent bonding, in which electrons are shared rather than transferred, is the most
common type of bonding in organic compounds. Hydrogen, for example, needs a sec-
ond electron to achieve the noble-gas configuration of helium. If two hydrogen atoms
come together and form a bond, they “share” their two electrons, and each atom has
two electrons in its valence shell.

H + H H H each H shares two electrons


covalent bond (He configuration)

We will study covalent bonding in more detail later in this chapter.

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44    CHAPTER 1 Structure and Bonding

1-4 Lewis Structures


One way to symbolize the bonding in a covalent molecule is to use Lewis structures.
In a Lewis structure, each valence electron is symbolized by a dot. A bonding pair of
electrons is symbolized by a pair of dots or by a dash ( ¬ ). We try to arrange all the
atoms so that they have their appropriate noble-gas configurations: two electrons for
hydrogen, and octets for the second-row elements.
Consider the Lewis structure of methane (CH4).
H
H
H C H or H C H
H
H
methane

Carbon contributes four valence electrons, and each hydrogen contributes one, to give
a total of eight electrons. All eight electrons surround carbon to give it an octet, and
each hydrogen atom shares two of the electrons with the carbon atom.
The Lewis structure for ethane (C2H6) is more complex.
H H
H H
H C C H or H C C H
H H
H H
ethane

Once again, we have computed the total number of valence electrons (14) and distributed
them so that each carbon atom is surrounded by 8 and each hydrogen by 2. The only possible
structure for ethane is the one shown, with the two carbon atoms sharing a pair of electrons
and each hydrogen atom sharing a pair with one of the carbons. The ethane structure shows
the most important characteristic of carbon—its ability to form strong carbon–carbon bonds.
Nonbonding electrons are valence-shell electrons that are not shared between two
atoms. A pair of nonbonding electrons is often called a lone pair. Oxygen atoms, nitrogen
atoms, and the halogens (F, Cl, Br, I) usually have nonbonding electrons in their stable
compounds. These lone pairs of nonbonding electrons often serve as reactive sites in
their parent compounds. The following Lewis structures show one lone pair of electrons
on the nitrogen atom of methylamine and two lone pairs on the oxygen atom of ethanol.
Halogen atoms usually have three lone pairs, as shown in the structure of chloromethane.
H lone pair H H lone pairs H
H C N H H C C O H C Cl lone pairs

H H H H H H
methylamine ethanol chloromethane

A correct Lewis structure should show any lone pairs. Organic chemists often draw
structures that omit most or all of the lone pairs. These are not true Lewis structures
because you must imagine the correct number of nonbonding electrons.

PROBLEM-SOLVING HINT PROBLEM 1-2


Lewis structures are the way we Draw Lewis structures for the following compounds.
write organic chemistry. Learning (a) ammonia, NH3 (b) water, H2O
how to draw them quickly and (c) hydronium ion, H3O+ (d) propane, C3H8
correctly will help you throughout (e) dimethylamine, CH3NH CH3 (f) diethyl ether, CH3CH2OCH2CH3
this course. (g) 1-chloropropane, CH3CH2CH2Cl (h) propan-2-ol, CH3CH(OH)CH3
(i) borane, BH3 (j) boron trifluoride, BF3
Explain what is unusual about the bonding in the compounds in parts (i) and (j).

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Germanen 3 ff., 69, 81.
Geselligkeit 83 f., 89, 92, 122, 127, 137 f.
Gesellschaftliche Kultur 72, 77, 79, 82 ff., 91, 122.
Gewalttätigkeit 27, 31, 77, 96, 139.
Gewerbe 6, 13, 18, 45 f., 98 f., 118.
Gewürz 8, 12, 46, 52, 78, 86, 100, 124 f.
Gilde 37 f., 100 f., 115.
Glasmalerei 88 f.
Glaubensleben, volkstümliches 28 ff., 97 f., 130, 134.
Gotik 88 f., 103, 108, 154.
Grafen 13 f., 36, 40, 42, 80.
Grausamkeit 5, 28.
Grobianismus 122, 139.
Grundbesitz 38 ff., 48, 76, 94.
Grundherrschaft 12, 25 f., 41 ff., 94 ff.
Haartracht 17, 25, 51, 86, 97.
Habgier 31, 77, 107, 114, 123, 136 f., 139.
Handel 8 ff., 12, 24, 26, 46 f., 72, 78 f., 98, 100 ff., 117 ff., 125, 134
f., 149.
Handelspolitik 102, 120.
Handschriften 63.
Handwerker 45 f., 48, 99 f., 114 f., 118 ff., 127, 134, 137, 154.
Hansa 101 f., 107, 120.
Haus(bau) 6, 27, 50, 97, 124.
Hausrat 6, 12, 50 f., 86, 97, 124.
Hauswirtschaft 99.
Heerwesen 38 ff., 108, 115 ff.
Heidentum 25, 28 ff., 79.
Heilkunde 12, 63, 78, 144 ff., 147.
Heldensang 17, 34 f., 38, 82.
Herrenhof 40 f., 43, 49, 76.
Herrenklasse 16, 20, 22 f., 27, 36, 39, 43 f., 46, 48 ff., 87, 94, 111.
Hessen (Stamm) 25.
Höfische Kultur 73, 84, 91, 108, 128, 133.
Hof, fürstlicher 54, 84, 91, 116 f., 140.
Holzbau 6, 50, 53, 124.
Holzschnitt 141 f.
Holzschnitzerei 6, 52, 124.
Humanismus 72, 142, 148 ff., 155 f.
Humanität 31, 85, 151.
Humor 137 f., 140 f.
Hus, Hussiten 136, 156.

Idealismus 85.
Immunität 13, 42.
Individualismus 7, 27, 38, 73 ff., 89, 107, 152.
Innerlichkeit 7, 93, 132 f., 156 f.
Internationalität 71 ff., 81, 107 f., 151.
Italien 24, 28, 54 f., 63, 78, 100 f., 105, 117, 120, 123, 148 f.
Italienische Einflüsse 54 f., 124, 148 f.

Jagd 36, 82 ff., 93.


Juden 46, 101, 116, 132, 134 ff., 147.
Juristen 144, 147 f., 150.

Kaisertum 11, 14, 19, 55, 57, 72, 149.


Kanzlei 15, 61, 143, 147 f., 150.
Kapitalismus 131, 134 f.
Karl d. Gr. 16, 19 f., 23, 25, 31, 34 f., 38, 40, 44, 62 f.
Kaufleute 8, 46, 48, 92, 100 f., 110, 115 ff., 119 f., 131, 134 f., 143,
153.
Ketzer 129, 131 f., 155.
Kirche 13 ff., 19 f., 28 ff., 40 f., 52, 54, 56 ff., 64 ff., 69 ff., 79 f., 90
f., 103, 108, 119, 129 ff., 134, 136, 153 ff.
– und Kultur 15, 20, 44, 56, 58 f., 64 ff., 72, 77, 79, 102 f., 145 f.
– und Staat 56, 65, 67 f., 77, 79, 106, 153.
– und Welt 59, 70 ff.
Kirchenbauten 13, 50, 53 f., 59, 87 ff., 99, 102, 121, 130, 140.
Kirchlichkeit 90, 121, 129 f., 132, 155.
Kleidung 6, 12, 17, 51, 82, 86 f., 97, 127; s. auch Tracht.
Kleinkünste 59 f., 78, 87.
Klöster 20, 25, 33 f., 41, 44, 47, 50, 52, 54 ff., 62, 65 f., 70, 125,
136.
Kochkunst 9, 12, 44, 52, 86, 124 f.
Königtum 14, 16 f., 28.
Körperpflege 12, 87, 97.
Kolonisation des Ostens 48, 96, 98, 109 ff.
Konventionalismus 75 f., 83, 85, 89, 93, 122.
Kreuzzüge 22, 68, 73, 77 ff., 81, 96, 103, 110, 131 f.
Kriegerischer Geist, kriegerische Interessen 4, 23, 28, 36 f., 49,
76, 80, 93 f., 104.
Kultur und Volkstum s. Volkstum.
Kultureinflüsse s. Antike sowie arabische, byzantinische,
französische, italienische, römische Einflüsse.
Kunst 13, 24, 44, 52 ff., 59 f., 72, 76, 78, 87 ff., 103, 118, 121, 133,
141 f., 152, 154.
– und Kirche 59 f.
Kunstgewerbe 17, 46, 59 f.
Kupferstich 141 f.

Laien 70 f., 132 f.


Laienbildung 35 f., 62, 118, 143 ff., 154 f.
Laienkultur 77, 79 ff., 90, 105, 118, 154 f.
Laienkunst 54, 103, 154.
Laienreligion 133, 155 ff.
Landesherren 42, 80, 91, 94, 105 f., 109, 112, 115 f., 142, 153.
Landfriede 107.
Lateinische Sprache 14 f., 19, 55, 61, 111 f., 150.
Lebenshaltung 6, 17, 42 f., 49 ff., 78, 86 f., 97, 118, 122 ff.
Lebensideal 69 ff., 85, 91 f., 154.
Lehnswesen 39 ff., 80, 105 f., 153.
Leidenschaftlichkeit 5, 27, 32, 77, 84, 119.
Lothringen, Lothringer 24, 27, 33, 65, 68.
Luther 135, 139, 153, 156 f.
Luxus 17, 50 f., 78, 86 ff., 96 f., 118, 124, 127, 154.

Malerei 46, 53, 59 f., 75, 142, 154.


Markgenossenschaft 16, 23, 38, 118 f.
Markt(orte) 46 ff.
Massengeist 128 ff., 156.
Materieller Geist 118, 122 f., 127 f., 132 f., 141.
Mauern 48, 50.
Meier 95.
Messen, Champagner 100 f.
Met 52.
Metallgewerbe 46.
Milchwirtschaft 18, 52.
Ministerialen 80 ff., 91 f., 106, 110.
Minnedienst 81 ff., 90, 92.
Minnesang 82, 84, 91 ff., 108, 139.
Mode 51, 89, 92, 97, 127.
Möbel 51, 124.
Mönche 46, 63, 65 f., 71, 77, 91, 108 f., 130.
Münzen, Münzwesen 8 f., 13, 18, 106, 135.
Musik 12, 60 f., 82.
Mystiker 121, 132 f., 156.

Nahrung 51 f., 82, 97, 124 f.


Namen 37, 121, 152.
Nationalgefühl 21, 105, 111, 151.
Naturalwirtschaft 13, 24, 45, 117.
Naturgefühl 77, 93, 97.
Natursymbolik 145.
Naturwissenschaft 146 f.
Niederdeutsche 21, 108 f.
Niedere Klassen 80, 120, 128 ff., 137 ff., 141 f., 153.
– Hebung derselben 94 ff., 98 f., 114.
Nordgermanen 6, 18, 22, 26, 39, 101.
Nüchternheit 98, 120 f.

Obstbau 9 f., 12, 16, 24, 44 f.


Ornamentik 17, 60.
Ostfranken 21, 23 f.

Papsttum 65 ff., 131 f., 155 ff.


Patriziat 92, 102, 114 f., 120, 124.
Persönlichkeit 74 f., 152, 157.
Pfalzen 47, 88.
Phantasie 52, 78 f., 121, 147.
Philosophie 78, 103 f., 144 ff.
Plastik 59 f., 89, 142, 154.
Predigt 131, 133 f.

Rat, fürstlicher 106, 148.


Ratsverfassung, städtische 49, 99, 115 f.
Raub 26, 28, 80, 90, 105, 107, 117.
Rechnen 62, 143 f.
Recht 14, 17, 36, 96, 108 f., 111 f., 140, 147 ff.
– römisches 14, 116, 142, 148 f., 155.
Rechtspflege 28, 148.
Reformation 136, 153, 156 f.
Reformbewegung, klösterliche (asketische) 56, 65 ff., 71.
Reichtum 92, 100, 119 f., 127, 131, 135 ff.; s. auch Kapitalismus.
Reiterheer 40, 76, 81.
Religiosität 85, 90, 129, 132 f., 142, 156.
Renaissance, italienische 73, 123, 143, 149.
– karolingische 19, 54.
– ottonische 55 f., 61.
Renaissancekunst 142, 152.
Rittertum 72 f., 76 f., 79 ff., 104 ff., 110, 116 f.
Rodung 23, 40 f., 44, 110.
Römerstädte 15, 17, 47 f.
Römische Einflüsse 4, 7 ff., 12 ff., 25, 50, 72; s. auch Antike.
Romanische Einflüsse 22, 24, 27, 34 f., 44, 66, 68, 72, 83, 87,
108; s. auch französische, italienische Einflüsse.
Romanischer Stil 53 f., 103.

Sachsen (Stamm), 10, 12, 16, 18, 21, 24 ff., 35, 37, 39, 47, 49 f.,
108 ff., 126.
Säkularisation der Kultur 153 ff.
Sänger 17, 35, 89, 92, 114.
Schauspiel, geistliches 61, 138, 140 f.
Schenkungen 34, 41, 56, 62, 130.
Schiffahrt 26, 78, 102.
Schmuck 8, 12, 17, 46, 51, 78, 86, 127.
Schönheitsgefühl 82, 86 f., 152.
Scholastik 74, 103 f., 108, 145 f., 151.
Schriftsprache, deutsche 35, 107 f., 111 f., 133, 144.
Schriftwesen 14 f., 61, 63, 84, 142 ff.
Schulwesen 14, 55, 61 f., 143 f.
Schwaben (Stamm) 24 f., 108.
Seelenglaube 5, 29.
Seeverkehr 10, 18, 26.
Selbstgefühl 70, 96, 99, 114, 117, 119, 121, 128, 137.
Siedelungen 37 f., 47, 109 f.
Sippe 5 f., 16, 37.
Sittenlosigkeit 37, 119, 126 f., 139.
Sittenprediger 127 f., 131.
Sittigung 28, 31 f., 69, 84 f., 119.
Sittliche Anschauungen 85, 119, 127.
Slawen 3, 21, 23, 26, 46, 108 ff.
Sonderart 25 f., 75; s. auch Individualismus.
Sondergeist 107, 120.
Soziales Leben 5, 13, 37 ff., 72, 76 f., 80 f., 94 ff., 98 f., 102.
Spielleute 34 f., 38, 67, 114, 129, 141.
Spottlust 129, 140.
Sprache 6, 21 f., 82, 87, 93, 111.
Staat, staatliches Leben 6, 13 f., 39, 59, 77, 105 f., 148, 152 ff.
Stadt, Städtewesen 46 ff., 72, 91, 98 ff., 102 ff., 107, 110, 113 ff.,
127 f., 147, 153, 155.
Stadtherren 48, 99.
Stadtverwaltung 99, 115 f., 118 f., 143, 147.
Stände, ständischer Staat 106, 115 f.
Stammesgegensätze 18, 21, 26 f., 38, 108.
Stammeskultur 23 ff., 108.
Standesideal 70 f., 90.
Standessonderung 43, 70, 76, 81, 91, 107, 116, 127.
Steinbau 9 f., 12, 15, 20, 24, 44, 50, 53 f., 102, 124.
Steuern 13, 99, 106, 116 ff.
Straßen 13, 98, 120.

Tanz 5 f., 35, 82, 93, 97, 122.


Tapferkeit 28.
Teppiche 50, 124.
Theologie 103, 144 ff., 150 f., 157.
Thüringer (Stamm) 18, 25, 108, 110.
Tischsitten 122.
Tracht 17, 25, 51, 82, 86, 92, 97, 128.
Treue 38, 85, 105, 119.
Trinkfreude 5, 17, 27, 31, 52, 90, 125 f.
Tuchhandel 18, 26, 46, 100 f.
Turnier 82, 84 f., 89, 92, 138.

Unbändigkeit 5, 7, 27, 80, 104, 114, 122, 139.


Unbildung 62, 97.
Universitäten 144 ff., 148 ff.
Unmäßigkeit 52, 97, 122, 126 f., 139.
Unsicherheit 23, 28, 102, 107.
Unvolkstümliche Strömungen 142 f., 148, 152, 157.
Urkunden 61, 63, 111 f.

Vaganten 129.
Vasallität 38 f., 82.
Verfassung 13, 39; s. auch Lehnswesen, Staat.
Verfeinerung 42, 50 ff., 86 f.
Verkehr 42, 46 ff., 106.
Verwaltung 13, 42, 49, 99, 106, 116 ff., 143, 154.
Verweltlichung der Kirche 63 f., 65, 79, 129 ff., 136, 155.
Viehzucht 6, 24 ff., 45, 48.
Völkerwanderung 3 f., 7, 11, 17, 23, 25.
Volkslied 114, 141.
Volksprediger 133 f., 136, 141.
Volkstümlicher Geist 73, 76, 93, 114, 128 ff., 137 ff., 140 ff., 153 f.
Volkstum und Kultur 1 f., 22, 34 f., 53, 69 f., 104, 111, 113, 148,
157.

Waffen, Bewaffnung 12, 17 f., 27, 46, 50, 82.


Wandmalerei 53, 59, 88.
Weberei 6, 18, 26, 45 f., 99.
Wein 8, 12, 26, 52, 125.
Weinbau 9 f., 12, 16 f., 24, 44 f., 52, 125.
Weltfreudenideal 85, 90, 120, 123, 128, 137, 141, 154.
Weltlichkeit 65, 69 f., 73, 77, 79, 90, 128 f.
Weltverneinung 70 f.
Wolle 6, 18, 45, 100 f.
Wundersucht 29, 79, 132.

Zauberei 7, 29 f., 132.


Zinsbauern 16, 40 f., 45, 94 ff.
Zölle, Zollwesen 13, 46 f., 98, 102, 115, 117.
Zunft 99 f., 104, 114 f., 118 f., 128, 130, 134, 137.
Verlag von Quelle & Meyer in Leipzig

Der deutsche Staat des Mittelalters


Ein Grundriß der deutschen Verfassungsgeschichte
von Geheimrat Professor Dr. G. v. Below
2 Bände. 1. Band 407 Seiten. Gebunden M. 10.—
2. Band in Vorbereitung.
Das vorliegende Werk, welches als eine Einführung in die Fragen
der deutschen Verfassungsgeschichte jeden Historiker in Anspruch
nimmt, wendet sich zugleich an die Nationalökonomen und Juristen,
und von diesen nicht bloß an die Rechtshistoriker, sondern nicht
weniger an die Vertreter eines systematischen Staatsrechts, für
welches es zweifellos wichtige Beobachtungen zur Verfügung stellt.
Im Mittelpunkt der Darstellung steht die so oft erörterte Frage, ob
dem Mittelalter ein öffentliches Recht bekannt gewesen sei, ob die
ältere deutsche Verfassung staatlichen Charakter gehabt habe. Sie
wird zum erstenmal in umfassender Weise, literargeschichtlich wie
systematisch untersucht. In erster Linie werden die Verhältnisse des
Mittelalters behandelt, aber die sachlichen Zusammenhänge nötigen
den Verfasser, auf die Verfassungsverhältnisse der Urzeit wie die der
neueren Jahrhunderte mit einzugehen. So bedeutet das Buch einen
Gang durch die deutsche Verfassungsgeschichte mit einem
bestimmten Zielpunkt.
Der vorliegende erste Band enthält die Literaturgeschichte des
Problems, einen knappen Überblick über die wirtschaftlichen
Grundlagen der mittelalterlichen Verfassung und die Darstellung
eines Teils der Reichsverfassung. Es sind eingehend behandelt das
Reichsgebiet und seine Teile, der Herrscher, der König und die
Reichspersönlichkeit, der Staatszweck. Die Erörterung der
bedeutsamen Tatsache der Durchbrechung des
Reichsuntertanenverbandes gibt den Anlaß zu einer großen
Schilderung des Feudalismus und seiner Ursachen. Mit einer
zusammenfassenden Würdigung der Kaiserpolitik im Mittelalter
schließt dieser Band.

Deutsche Kaisergeschichte
im Zeitalter der Salier und Staufer
Von Prof. Dr. K. Hampe. 3. Aufl. 302 S. In Lbd. M. 4.40
»Ein prächtiger, wohlgelungener Versuch, ein Lern- und Lesebuch
für ein Vierteljahrtausend deutscher Geschichte zu schaffen. An
wissenschaftlichen zusammenfassenden Lehrbüchern der
deutschen und mittelalterlichen Geschichte herrscht wirklicher
Mangel … Aber zum Lesen locken beide nicht allzuviel. Darauf soll
programmäßig diese neue Geschichtsbibliothek hinarbeiten, und ein
Muster ist nach dieser Hinsicht Hampes Erstlingsband … Seine
Darstellung wirkt auch dort – ich habe es an mir selbst erprobt –, wo
der Fachmann alles zu kennen glaubt: Tatsachen, Urteile und
Probleme. So selbstverständlich im Grunde die Disposition erschien,
der Verfasser weiß auch hier wie bei der Geschichte Friedrichs I.
eigene Wege zu wandeln. Die Form seiner knappen,
quellenkundlichen Einleitungen der einzelnen Abschnitte wird in ihrer
Übersichtlichkeit den Examenskandidaten Freude machen … Es ist
keine Phrase, wenn ich sage, ich erwarte mit großem Interesse und
mit einer gewissen Spannung von H. die fernere Darstellung des
ausgehenden Mittelalters.«
H. Finke, Literarische Rundschau.

Deutsche Geschichte
vom westfälischen Frieden bis zum Untergang des
römisch-deutschen Reiches.
Von Prof. Dr. O. Weber. 212 S. In Leinenb. M. 3.40
»Diese vorzügliche Arbeit schildert in anschaulicher klarer
Darstellung die Entwicklung der deutschen Geschichte in der Zeit
zwischen dem Ende des großen Krieges und der Auflösung des
römisch-deutschen Kaiserreiches. Dem Plan der Sammlung
entsprechend ist der politischen Geschichte ein überwiegender Platz
eingeräumt, doch zugleich der Versuch gemacht worden, auch der
künstlerischen und volkswirtschaftlichen Ausgestaltung des
deutschen Volkes in dieser Zeit gerecht zu werden … Verfasser hat
es vorzüglich verstanden, bei einer kurz zusammengedrängten
Darstellung die richtige Verteilung einzuhalten und eine Scheidung
von dem mehr oder minder Wichtigen vorzunehmen … Wir können
W.s gehaltvolle Studie jedermann auf das angelegentlichste
empfehlen.«
Lit. Zentralbl. f. Deutschland.

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