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Organic Chemistry | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren, Peter Wothers
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Category: Book
List Price: £38.99
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 12142
Media: Paperback
Pages: 1536
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.6 x 2.4
ISBN: 0198503466
Dewey Decimal Number: 547
EAN: 9780198503460
ASIN: 0198503466
Publication Date: July 20, 2001
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Condition: Only very minimal wear
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The best organic chemistry teaching aid written I've seen October 27, 2004
filthmonkey (UK)
28 out of 30 found this review helpful
Listen. And listen hard. There are many organic chemistry textbooks aimed at undergraduates. Many of them entitled "Organic Chemistry". The thing is, though, that of all of them this is the best one if you're going to be an organic chemist by trade. It is written with the student in mind. It is written so that the person that knows nothing, can come out with understanding something. It is also written for the expert as a refresher text. It is simply THE BEST organic chemistry textbook that I've come across. It is worth the money no matter how far along the organic chemistry learning spectrum you are, unless you're Corey. Then I think you probably don't need it. The book itself is split up into over more than 50 chapters, each of them tackling a different aspect of organic chemistry. I did my undergrad at Bristol and found that no other text matches the organic requirements of my course better than this book. You cannot fail but learn from it. It is written in an easy to digest style, thereby outstripping its outdated competition. Forget Vollhardt and McMurry. If you're an undergrad this is the book for you. It is NOT faultless, though. There are some things in it that are over simplified, as there are in ALL textbooks. For example, the mechanisms of catalytic cycles are not accurate. But then again, they are not accurate in any of the teaching texts available. Things like that only become important if you get involved in in-depth research. Otherwise, this book is almost perfect. There are 2 things to bear in mind. Firstly, the reactions within aren't referenced, which becomes annoying for the advanced undergrad/postgrad student, and secondly, the book selectively criticises/applauds the reactions it sees fit without justifiably judging it according to, say, yield and selectivity (for instance, reactions of interest may be cited as interesting but not have a note next to them saying that they go in pathetic yield). However, this is not a text that has any decent competition hitherto, as a teaching aid. Get it. It will be indispensible. If you can afford to, get the Problems & Answers book as well. It will be of great help. I should say that the book's co-author is Stuart Warren, a man reputedly pedantic about the accuracy of reaction mechanisms. Thereby, you should expect accuracy for most of what you find within the pages of the book. However, I think some people would have an issue with this in regards to the catalytic cycles. But that aside, this book is essential if you're an undergrad, be you in your 1st or 4th year. GET THIS BOOK. Don't be fooled by imitations. There is nothing that competes with this. This book is a MUST for the trainee organic chemist.
The best undergraduate organic chemistry book ever written August 28, 2006
R. Giles (UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book manages to present the fundamentals of organic chemistry in such an engaging and clear manner that it is an absolute joy to use.
The questions reinforce the material wonderfully and provide a steady learning curve, first building confidence and then stretching the student.
The companion solutions text is definately also worth considering if you are using this book as a tutorial.
All in all, one of the best books you will come across as a student of chemistry.
The best organic chemistry text available for undergraduates November 5, 2000
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is by far the best organic chemistry undergraduate textbook, as it places the emphasis on explanation rather than on fact feeding. All those mechanisms that you were never sure of as an undergraduate can be found in this book, as well as excellent sections on stereoelectronic effects, conformations and the theoretical background needed to understand organic reactions. Inspite of its completeness, the material is presented in a user friendly manner. This book is also an excellent resource for anyone teaching undergraduate organic chemistry and for graduates who want to retrieve their forgotten knowledge. The only drawback is the index, which isn't very comprehensive.
Fantastic. An undergraduate's dream book. June 22, 2001
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The authors have taken the job of detailed explanation very seriously and so annotations are abundant throughout the book to ensure the reader is never far from help on a topic. Unlike other textbooks Organic Chemistry does not shy away from producing a plausible mechanism for virtually every reaction and is thus a very comprehensive text. Ordered usefully into subject chapters with interelating footnotes the book encourages a holistic approach for which this reader was very grateful. I suspect that this is the first text which has successfully combined the mechanistic accuracy of Sykes' masterpiece (a guidebook to mechanism in organic chemistry) with the descriptive pleasures of Kemp&Vellacio's work. Organic Chemistry is a strong rival to March's book by the same title.
Definitely worth the money August 20, 2005
S Foster (Devon, UK)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you are serious about learning organic chemistry then go direct to the source. Stuart Warren and his fellow authors have really done a good job with this undergraduate level text.The book is clearly laid out in sections with good use of colour and diagrams. There is a glut of books on organic chemistry on the market but not all are as clear and accessible as this one. Do yourself a favour and get this book and the solutions manual to go with it.
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