Writing reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry - Miller, Audrey (Academic Press, 1992)
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