Gupta S.S. Problems and Solutions in Organic Chemistry

Oxford University Press, 2014. 716 p. ISBN: 9780199455461
Problems and Solutions in Organic Chemistry is primarily written for undergraduate students who have opted for an Honours course in chemistry. It will also be useful for students pursuing postgraduation in chemistry and those preparing for competitive examinations such as the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM), National Eligibility Test (CSIR–UGC NET), and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
Most problems in each chapter have been discussed on the basis of traditional functional groups present in organic compounds. This will help students get an idea of the types of problems based on a particular class of compounds. For example, alcohols can participate in elimination
reactions, etherification reactions, esterification reactions, and are reagents in nucleophilic substitutions as well. Therefore, if we separately discuss the problems on alcohols, we can get an idea of the different types of reactions these compounds take part in. Similarly, the
properties of aliphatic carbonyl compounds and aromatic carbonyl compounds differ in many reactions. Therefore, if problems on these compounds are individually discussed, students would get specific information on the types of reactions these two different classes of carbonyl
compounds take part in. Such an approach to learning the subject is more pragmatic as it helps readers get acquainted with the relevant reactions within a class of organic compounds.Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
Physical Organic Chemistry
Stereochemistry
Aliphatic and Alicyclic Hydrocarbons and their Halides
Alcohols and Ethers
Aliphatic Carbonyl Compounds
Aliphatic Acids and their Derivatives
Aliphatic and Alicyclic Amines, Nitriles, Isocyanides, Ylides, Diazocompounds, and Organometallic Compounds
Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds
Aromatic Acids, Amines, Nitro-compounds, and Diazo-compounds
Phenolic Compounds, Benzoquinones, and Aromatic Ethers
Benzenes, Polynuclear and Alicyclic Hydrocarbons
Pericyclic Reactions
Problems on the Uses of Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry
Heterocyclic Compounds
Carbohydrates
Amino Acids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids
Molecular Rearrangements
Conversions and Syntheses of Organic Compounds
Constitutional Problems on Organic Compounds
Miscellaneous Problems