A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

Valence and Chemical Bonding
CARTMELL, E. and FOWLES, G. w. A. Valency and Molecular Structure
(Butterworths, 3rd Edition, 1966).
COTTRELL, T. L. The Strength of Chemical Bonds (Butterworths, 2nd
Edition, 1958).
COULSON, c. A. Valence (O.U.P., 2nd Edition, 1961). Probably the
best generataattwnt for the purpose.
MORTIMER, c. T. Reaction Heats and Bond Strengths (Pergamon, 1962).
PIMENTEL, G. c, and MCCLELLAN, A. L. The Hydrogen Bond (Freeman,
1960).
STREITWIESER, A. Molecular Orbital Theory for Organic Chemists
(Wiley, 1961).

Structure and Reaction Mechanism

AMIS, E. s. Solvent Effects on Reaction Rates and Mechanisms

(Academic Press, 1966)

BANTHORPE, D. V. Elimination Reactions (Elsevier, 1963).

BARTLETT, p. D. Non-classical Ions (Benjamin, 1965).

CRAM, D. J. Fundamentals of Carbonion ChemistryiAcadermc Press,

1965). •. •

BANTHORPE, D. v. Elimination Reactions (Elsevier, 1963).

DE MAYO, P. (Ed.). Molecular Rearrangements (Interscience, Vol. I,

1963; Vol. II, 1964).

DEWAR, M. j. s. Hyperconjugation (Ronald Press, 1962).

ELIEL, E. L. Stereochemistry of Carbon Compounds (McGraw-Hill,

1962).

GOULD, E. s. Mechanism and Structure in Organic Chemistry (Holt-

Dryden, 1959). The most readable and, overall, the most satis­

factory text available.

HINE, j-Divalent Carbon (Ronald Press, 1964).

HINE, j.^PhysicalOrganic Cheridstry (McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition, 1962).

Especially Valuable for the kinetic aspects of the subject.

INGOLD, SfgfJ. K. Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry

<~9ell, 1953). The greatf-Aurceiofinformation to which all other

aathors must needs be

KEKULE SYY?osiVMy}eoretical Organic Chemistry (Butterworths,

1959 )^1

LEFFLERA /\ The Reactiv^ Intermediates of Organic Chemistry

(Interstice, 1956).

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