Xia Liao’s Quest

This 63-pages document is my first deep dive into $\LaTeX$, and I have made a lot of effort on it, spending a large quantity of time. It is my proudest work in my Freshman year in Hunan University, more than just notes, but a demonstration of my passion for learning and a nick on the road of my professional competence growth. For this reason, I am proud to feature it as my first project. ...

Preface: How to learn Organic Chemistry? We should focus on the following points: Structure determination: Finding the structure of a new organic compound even if we cannot see it. Theoretical part: From the perspective of atoms, electrons, and bonds. Reaction mechanism: How do atoms react with each other? The mechanism behind it, and how to use that understanding to predict reactions. Synthesis: After the theoretical part and reaction mechanisms, designing molecules and making them. Biological chemistry: Biological compounds and reactions in nature, understanding them and using them. Characteristics of Clayden Organic Chemistry An important feature of Clayden Organic Chemistry is its outline order, it uses the order of mechanism, while the chemistry education in China takes the order of species and functional groups. And the the translator emphasizes the reaction mechanism rather than treating reactions as isolated facts. And the practical experience still keeps its significance. ...