Contents* Page Foreword by Professor Lord Todd, O.M., P.P.R.S. Preface to sixth edition 1 Structure, reactivity, and mechanism
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2 Energetics, kinetics, and the investigation of mechanism
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3 The strengths of acids and bases
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4 Nucleophilic substitution at a saturated carbon atom 5 Carbocations, electron-deficient N and O atoms and their reactions
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6 Electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution in aromatic systems
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7 Electrophilic and nucleophilic addition to C=C
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8 Nucleophilic addition to C = O
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9 Elimination reactions
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10 Carbanions and their reactions
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11 Radicals and their reactions
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12 Symmetry controlled reactions
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13 Linear free energy relationships
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Select bibliography
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Index
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