Scudder P.H. Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry: A Decision-Based Guide to Organic Mechanisms

2nd Edition. — Wiley, 2013. — 450 p.Using a mechanistic approach, the text explains and makes use of analysis tools rare in undergraduate organic chemistry texts (flow charts as decision maps, correlation matrices to show all possible interactions, and simplified energy surfaces used as problem space maps), helping readers develop a good intuition for organic chemistry and the ability to approach and solve complex problems methods of analysis that are valuable and portable to other fields. This revised Second Edition builds on and improves the legacy of the first edition′s unique decision–based approach to teaching/learning organic chemistry.Bonding and Electron Distribution
The Process of Bond Formation
Proton Transfer and the Principles of Stability
Important Reaction Archetypes
Classification of Electron Sources
Classification of Electron Sinks
The Electron Flow Pathways
Interaction of Electron Sources and Sinks
Decisions, Decisions
Choosing The Most Probable Path
One-Electron Processes
Qualitative M.O. Theory & Pericyclic Reactions
Appendix (A Collection of Important Tools)
Hints to Problems from Chapters 8, 9, and 10