Presentation is clear and instructive: students will learn to recognize that many of the reactions in organic chemistry are closely related and not independent facts needing unrelated memorization. The book emphasizes that derivation of a mechanism is not a theoretical procedure, but a means of applying knowledge of other similar reactions and reaction conditions to the new reaction. - Brief summaries of required basic knowledge of organic structure, bonding, stereochemistry, resonance, tautomerism, and molecular orbital theory - Definitions of essential terms - Typing and classification of reactions - Hints (rules) for deriving the most likely mechanism for any reaction

Power. Privilege. Paparazzi. Princess. Pregnancy. Birth Order is a gripping modern tale about an ancient tradition. Angela Francis is a London obstetrician/gynecologist to the wealthy and powerful. Her star patient, Clementine, Princess of Wales, is having twins. Clementine is happy to be having both a boy and a girl, and is thrilled that the girl is positioned to deliver first, making her daughter the future Queen of England. But when Angela makes a brief trip to the United States, Clementine unexpectedly goes into labor and is delivered by Angela's partner. He performs a cesarean section and delivers the boy first - ensuring a male heir to the throne. Angela is devastated and determined to find out what happened during the delivery, and more importantly - why. Can she get to the truth before members of the Privy Council for the Preservation of the Monarchy get to her?Fast-paced and edgy, Birth Order is a thriller that explores the tensions between a more modernized British Monarchy and the ambitions of 21st century courtesans who would do anything to maintain the status quo.

Also includes a few loose recipes and pasted in recipes.