Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions

摘要

Generations of students and teachers of organic chemistry experienced "Fleming" as a long-standing and reliable companion, because the book provides a unique and didactically very easy introduction to the role of (frontier) orbitals in organic chemistry. It succeeded so well in doing that because the mathematical basis was kept to a minimum. The book gave a deeper conceptual insight into the understanding of structure, reactivity, and selectivity. But wait a moment!—The first English edition dates back to 1976, and now after more than 30 years the second edition is being published with a slightly modified title: Molecular Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions—Student Edition. Hasn't too much time passed since 1976 to be covering this topic again? Isn't the subject now out of fashion ?