Known errors and typos in the Third Edition, first printing. Names in parentheses tell you who found it.

 

p. 53. The star on the bonding sigma MO should be removed (Eric Kuptz, Michigan State).

p. 81. For the first three entries of Table 2.5, the final column should read "No" (Sam Leung, Washburn University).

p. 81. The formula for the next-to-last entry should be: CH3-CH2-CH-CH3 (Edwin Chen, Michigan State University)

p 141. The secondary carbocation in the first set of products at the upper part of Figure 3.79 has lost a methyl group on its left-hand side (Scott Ulrich, Ithaca College).

p.149. This is more of an infelicity than an error, but there is a H missing on the right-hand carbon of the first product in Problem 3.51 (Thomas Brennan, PU). The SG, p 101 also leaves this H out.

p. 192. Under "Important Details" the section reference should be 5.2, not 5.4 (Clark Fisher, PU).

p. 241. In Table 6.3, the third entry, isopropyl alcohol, has an extra H (Ned Jackson, Michigan State).

p. 247. line 15 "constants" not "consonants" (Hiroaki Sai, PU).

p. 261. The first column of Table 6.10 is shifted one-to-the-right. The bp of dimethyl ether is minus 25 degrees and the mp is minus 138 (Dave Reingold, Juniata College).

p. 423. "Problems 9.22 and 9.23" should read problems 9.21 and 9.22 (Dave Reingold, Juniata College).

p. 474. There is an errant minus charge on Cl in Figure 10.66 (Michelle Duplinsky, PU).

p 497. "p. 000" should read "p. 131" (Ramoncito David, PU).

p. 536. The HBr in the penultimate sentence should read NBH (Jesse M. Platt, PU).

p. 546-7, On p. 547 at the top, Problem 11.42 is called Problem 14.42 (Henry Gingrich, PU).

p. 689. In Figure 14.35 an Al suddenly becomes an Fe (Sara Longanbach, Michigan State).

p. 740. There is a missing plus charge on the N2 of the third Sandmeyer reaction from the bottom (Edwin Chen, Michigan State University)

p. 885. In item 20, "RSH" should be "RSR" (Edwin Chen, Michigan State University).

p. 1155, Figure 20.57. There is a COO­ group hanging in space. It should not be there! (Yuuichi Fujimori, University of Tokyo).

p. A2 in Key Terms, the structure for amide actually shows a carbamate. See inside the front cover for the real structure (Kathleen Lee, PU).

Study Guide

 

p. 225. In the figure for Problem 9.6 a 2 has been lost from one carbon (Alicia Bray, PU).