The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms is designed to teach students how to draw reasonable mechanisms for reactions that they have never seen before. The philosophy of this book is that students should develop a good command of electron-pushing before tackling the detailed mechanistic analysis of physical organic chemistry. In this way the volume fills a gap in the pedagogical literature.

The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms is targeted to undergraduates and beginning graduate students who have already had two semesters of sophomore organic chemistry. Graduate students wrestling their way through organic written qualifying examinations will find it absolutely indispensable.