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'If you want a really good book about organic chemistry get "Organic Chemistry" by Clayden, Greeves, Warren & Wothers' Christian Aichinger, Organic Chemistry Blog
What strikes the reader straight away is the way the text is laid out so that it is visually exciting. ...I could go on, so let me end by congratulating the authors and publishers in producing what I am sure will become the standard text in organic chemistry. Perhaps I should just summarise how I felt about the book when I came to put it down: refreshing, exciting and motivational. Tony Barrett, Imperial College London
"The authors should be congratulated for compiling a book that should prove very popular with our students...the text is very comprehensive and covers key areas in a very attractive and user friendly way. Thank you to OUP for publishing the book at a really good price". Dr Don Green, University of North London.
What strikes the reader straight away is the way the text is laid out so that it is visually exciting. ...I could go on, so let me end by congratulating the authors and publishers in producing what I am sure will become the standard text in organic chemistry. Perhaps I should just summarise how I felt about the book when I came to put it down: refreshing, exciting and motivational. Tony Barrett, Imperial College London
"The authors should be congratulated for compiling a book that should prove very popular with our students...the text is very comprehensive and covers key areas in a very attractive and user friendly way. Thank you to OUP for publishing the book at a really good price". Dr Don Green, University of North London.
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'If you want a really good book about organic chemistry get "Organic Chemistry" by Clayden, Greeves, Warren & Wothers' Christian Aichinger, Organic Chemistry Blog What strikes the reader straight away is the way the text is laid out so that it is visually exciting. ...I could go on, so let me end by congratulating the authors and publishers in producing what I am sure will become the standard text in organic chemistry. Perhaps I should just summarise how I felt about the book when I came to put it down: refreshing, exciting and motivational. Tony Barrett, Imperial College London "The authors should be congratulated for compiling a book that should prove very popular with our students...the text is very comprehensive and covers key areas in a very attractive and user friendly way. Thank you to OUP for publishing the book at a really good price". Dr Don Green, University of North London.
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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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.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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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 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.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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A great first book!
It's really enough to say that this book is still the best introduction book to organic chemistry, at least that I'm aware of. Read more
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Clear and Refreshing!!!
As a chemistry undergraduate I have found this book an excellent Organic chemistry guide to accompany my university textbooks. Read more
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Organic Chemistry Book
I got Claydens Organic Chemistry book in absolutely perfect condition. Originally I had bought the book as a pre-used copy and on the description it stated that the book had some... Read more
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Terrible Price in the US Compared to the UK
I like how OUP charges more than double the price in the US! Maybe this is similar to how Oxford (like most universities in England) is subsidized by the extravagant prices it... Read more
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Great organic chemistry book
The book arrived in 6 days and this is the best book on organic chemistry that I met! All book is on the mechanicistic approach and is well explained in details!!! Read more
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