Chemical principles for organic chemistry / Robert S. Boikess, Rutgers.

1. Valence bond theory -- The covalent bond -- Lewis structures -- The Octet Rule -- Drawing Lewis structures -- Structures with charges -- Resonance -- Orbitals -- Hybridization -- Four hybrid orbitals -- Three hybrid orbitals -- Two hybrid orbitals -- Sigma overlap and pi overlap -- Lone pairs -- Molecular geometry -- Ideal geometries -- Nonideal geometries -- The VSEPR model for nonideal geometry -- The Hybridization model for nonideal geometry -- Bond lengths -- Polarity of bonds and molecules -- Bond strength -- 2. Molecular orbital theory -- Molecular orbitals -- Combinations of atomic orbitals -- Conjugation -- Combinations of 2p orbitals -- Electronic transitions -- 3. Acids and bases -- Br{uECF4}ed acids and bases -- Acid-base reactions -- Acid and base strength -- Acid-base strength and structure -- Lewis acids and bases -- Nucleophiles and electrophiles -- Nucleophilicity and electrophilicity -- 4. Thermochemistry and thermodynamics -- Heat -- Bond energy -- Thermochemical relationships -- Using bond energies -- Resonance energy -- Relative stability -- Thermodynamics -- Entropy -- Free energy -- Thermodynamics and chemical reactions -- 5. Chemical kinetics -- Reaction rate and concentration -- Rate laws and reaction mechanisms -- The transition state -- Reaction coordinate diagrams -- Reactivity and selectivity -- Kinetic and thermodynamic control.