I find the problem set at the end of each chapter superb. I believe this is a culmination of hard work over the years by the authors in this area. His treatment of resonance is quite good but the Organometallics covered in Chapter 24 is also second to none! These are the strongest features of the book., "I find that the BFIA text is very sound pedagogically. Essential concepts are carefully and intuitively explained. Take, for example, the essential survival skill of using curved arrow notation and applying this to the understanding or reaction mechanisms. The authors break this skill down into its simplest components and build from there. This starts with the definition of an electron source and an electron sink. From these definitions, students readily grasp the physical driving force behind the flow of electrons in organic reactions in addition to mastering the use of curved arrow notation. The "how to" sections provide an abundance of detail and effectively break traditionally challenging concepts into logical, readily digested portions. Finally, the sections entitled "Chemical Connections" provide very relevant, up-to-date tie-ins of the subject material to matters of chemical, biological and pharmacological interest.", 1. Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules.2. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes.3. Stereochemistry and Chirality.4. Acids and Bases.5. Alkenes.Primer I: Reaction Mechanisms6. Reactions of Alkenes.7. Alkynes.8. Haloalkanes, Halogenation, and Radical Reactions.9. Nucleophilic Substitution and B-Elimination.10. Alcohols.11. Ethers, Sulfides, and Epoxides.12. Infrared Spectroscopy.13. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.14. Mass Spectrometry.15. Introduction to Organometallic Compounds.16. Aldehydes and Ketones.17. Carboxylic Acids.Primer II: Carboxylic Acid Derivative Reaction Mechanisms.18. Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids.19. Enolate Anions and Enamines.20. Dienes, Conjugated Systems, and Pericyclic Reactions.21. Benzene and the Concept of Aromaticity.22. Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives.23. Amines.24. Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation.25. Carbohydrates.26: Lipids.27. Amino Acids and Proteins.28. Nucleic Acids.29. Organic Polymer Chemistry.Appendices:1. Thermodynamics and the Equilibrium Constant.2. Major Classes of Organic Acids. 3. Bond Dissociation Enthalpies.4. Characteristic 1H-NMR Chemical Shifts. 5. Characteristic 13C Chemical Shifts.6. Characteristic IR Absorption Frequencies.7. Electrostatic Potential Maps. 8. Summary of Stereochemical Terms.9. Summary of the Rules of Nomenclature.10. Common Mistakes in Arrow Pushing.11. Organic Chemistry Roadmaps. GLOSSARY G-1.INDEX I-1.