Reply to email about A Guide to Organic Chemistry Mechan Guide to Organic Chemistry Mechanisms
Nov 2006
I haven't heard from you in a while. I would like to know that you are doing the problems in my book. I am especially interested to learn that you are doing them as I laid them out, Parts A to B to C. For students that do not have any trouble with organic, they can skip part of that process, but in order to learn reactions, it is vital (VITAL!) that you understand which bonds are being made, and which are being broken. The curved arrows MUST be consistent with that process. The more problems you do, the easier it will be for you to recognize a pattern throughout organic chemistry.
If you would like me to suggest problems based upon different topics, I can do that. I don't have a copy of your textbook, so I can't go through it and write a concordance. (Another future objective.)
I am also going to attach a note about why I use pre-bonds. I know they aren't used and that is a problem I have with being in the forefront. However, I hope you can see they make reactions easy to understand. In Chapter 2, I did insert a section on writing English sentences to match the curved arrows (see page 8). If you are a little confused about the curved arrow, go back and do that exercise.
If you would like me to suggest problems based upon different topics, I can do that. I don't have a copy of your textbook, so I can't go through it and write a concordance. (Another future objective.)
I am also going to attach a note about why I use pre-bonds. I know they aren't used and that is a problem I have with being in the forefront. However, I hope you can see they make reactions easy to understand. In Chapter 2, I did insert a section on writing English sentences to match the curved arrows (see page 8). If you are a little confused about the curved arrow, go back and do that exercise.