Winner of the PROSE Award for Chemistry &
Physics 2010Acknowledging the very best in
professional and scholarly publishing, the annual PROSE
Awards recognise publishers′ and authors′ commitment to
pioneering works of research and for contributing to the
conception, production, and design of landmark works in
their fields. Judged by peer publishers, librarians, and
medical professionals, Wiley are pleased to congratulate
Professor Ian Fleming, winner of the PROSE Award in
Chemistry and Physics for
Molecular Orbitals and
Organic Chemical Reactions.Molecular orbital
theory is used by chemists to describe the arrangement
of electrons in chemical structures. It is also a theory
capable of giving some insight into the forces involved
in the making and breaking of chemical bonds—the
chemical reactions that are often the focus of an
organic chemist′s interest. Organic chemists with a
serious interest in understanding and explaining their
work usually express their ideas in molecular orbital
terms, so much so that it is now an essential component
of every organic chemist′s skills to have some
acquaintance with molecular orbital
theory.
Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical
Reactions is both a simplified account of molecular
orbital theory and a review of its applications in
organic chemistry; it provides a basic introduction to
the subject and a wealth of illustrative examples. In
this book molecular orbital theory is presented in a
much simplified, and entirely non–mathematical language,
accessible to every organic chemist, whether student or
research worker, whether mathematically competent or
not. Topics covered include:
- Molecular Orbital Theory
- Molecular Orbitals and the Structures of Organic
Molecules
- Chemical Reactions — How Far and How Fast
- Ionic Reactions — Reactivity
- Ionic Reactions — Stereochemistry
- Pericyclic Reactions
- Radical Reactions
- Photochemical Reactions
Slides for
lectures and presentations are available
on the supplementary
website: www.wiley.com/go/fleming—student
Molecular
Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions: Student
Edition is an invaluable first textbook on this
important subject for students of organic, physical
organic and computational chemistry.
The Reference
Edition edition takes the content and the same
non–mathematical approach of the Student Edition, and
adds extensive extra subject coverage, detail and over
1500 references. The additional material adds a deeper
understanding of the models used, and includes a broader
range of applications and case studies. Providing a
complete in–depth reference for a more advanced
audience, this edition will find a place on the
bookshelves of researchers and advanced students of
organic, physical organic and computational chemistry.
Further information can be viewed here.
"These books
are the result of years of work, which began as an
attempt to write a second edition of my 1976 book
Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions. I
wanted to give a rather more thorough introduction to
molecular orbitals, while maintaining my focus on the
organic chemist who did not want a mathematical account,
but still wanted to understand organic chemistry at a
physical level. I′m delighted to win this prize, and
hope a new generation of chemists will benefit from
these books."
–
Professor Ian Fleming
