Table of Contents

Preface
How Petroleum is converted into Useful Materials: Carbocations and Free Radicals are the Keys.
Polyethylene, Polypropylene and the Principles of Stereochemistry
The Central Role of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
From Nucleophilic Chemistry to Crosslinking, with a Side Trip to Glycerol, in the Synthesis of Commercially Important Plastics
The Nylon Story
Competition for the Best Industrial Synthesis of Methyl Methacrylate
Natural Rubber and Other Elastomers
Ethylene and Propylene: Two Very Different Kinds of Chemistry
The Demise of Acetaldehyde: A Story of How the Chemical Industry Evolves.
Doing Well by Doing Good
Study Guide Problems for each Chapter

About the Author

Mark M. Green is Professor in the Herman F. Mark Polymer Research Institute at Polytechnic University.

Reviews

"...a well-structured, easy-to-read introduction to the principles of organic chemistry with a new didactic approach...offers valuable and new ideas..." (Chimie Nouvelle, Vol.23, No.88, March 2005) "...this book excels, providing a wealth of information, insight, and inventive teaching...I intend to enjoy this text again and refer to it often." (Journal of Chemical Education, August 2004) "The authors bring the principles and practice together in one textbook, with personal anecdotes to enliven the subject." (Depauw Magazine, Summer 2004) "...it is a fascinating presentation that is easy to read and keeps the reader alert by providing the historical details that put the industrial procedures into perspective." (Clinical Chemistry, October 2004) "They (authors) also provide insight on how the well-being of corporate enterprises can, through a deep understanding of chemistry, complement the well-being of society and the global environment." (C & EN, July 19, 2004)