The essential guide to organic chemistry, thoroughly reviewed and updated for both experts and students. The eighth edition of Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure by March, rewritten and updated, provides examples and reactions to clarify the concepts of organic chemistry. The most complete source of information on organic chemistry is this book. With thorough descriptions of each reaction, readers are guided through the preparation and execution of multi-step synthetic reactions. The first chapters of March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition cover the structure of organic compounds and go over key organic chemistry bonds, underlying ideas in organic molecule conformation and stereochemistry, and reactive organic chemistry intermediates. Additional treatment includes general organic chemistry mechanism principles related to acids and bases, photochemistry, sonochemistry, and microwave technology.