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Inspiring and motivating students from the moment it published, Organic Chemistry has established itself in just one edition as the students' choice of organic chemistry text.

This second edition takes all that has made Organic Chemistry the book of choice, and has refined and refocused it to produce a text that is even more student-friendly, more coherent and more logical in its presentation than before.

At heart, the second edition remains true to the first, being built on three principles:

An explanatory approach, through which the reader is motivated to understand the subject and not just learn the facts;

A mechanistic approach, giving the reader the power to understand compounds and reactions never previously encountered;

An evidence-based approach, setting out clearly how and why reactions happen as they do, giving extra depth to the reader's understanding.

The authors write clearly and directly, sharing with the reader their own fascination with the subject, and leading them carefully from topic to topic. Their honest and open narrative flags pitfalls and misconceptions, guiding the reader towards a complete picture of organic chemistry and its universal themes and principles.

Enriched with an extensive bank of online resources to help the reader visualise the structure of organic compounds and their reaction mechanisms, this second edition reaffirms the position of Organic Chemistry as the essential course companion for all organic chemistry students.

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It is a credit to the authors that a textbook that I have adored for so many years has undergone such a substantial overhaul and yet still retains the features that made it quite so attractive to students in the first place. This is a book that will continue to inspire students of organic chemistry for many years to come. Even if you already have the first edition, I am happy to recommend that you invest in this new version you will not be disappointed. ― John Hayward, in Chemistry World, December 2012

Review from previous edition This is a book we have all been waiting for! It is based on sound mechanistic reasoning and contains thousands of useful examples for teaching. Its style is approachable and covers both fundamental and more advanced material. ― Adam Nelson, Lecturer, University of Leeds

Review from previous edition Represents a milestone in the field of organic chemistry textbooks... This is the first organic textbook that could be used in some shape or form on almost every organic chemistry course in any UK undergraduate programme... I soon expect to be hearing "You can look it up in Clayden" ringing from lectures and tutorials, and for many years to come. ― Andrew Boa in The Times Higher Education, 2001

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Jonathan Clayden is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Manchester, where he and his research group work on the construction of molecules with defined shapes - in particular those where control of conformation and limitation of flexibility is important. Jonathan was awarded a BA (Natural Sciences) from Churchill College, Cambridge before completing his PhD with Stuart Warren, also at the University of Cambridge. He has been at the University of Manchester since 1994. Nick Greeves is the Director of Teaching and Learning in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool. Nick is a Cambridge graduate, obtaining his PhD there in 1986 for work on the stereoselective Horner-Wittig reaction with Stuart Warren. He then held a Harkness Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Stanford University, California, and a Research Fellowship at Cambridge University before joining Liverpool in 1989 where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. Stuart Warren is a former lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. A graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stuart completed his PhD at Cambridge with Malcolm Clark before carrying out post-doctoral research at Harvard University. He became a teaching fellow at Churchill College in 1971, and remained a lecturer and researcher at Cambridge until his retirement in 2006.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ OUP Oxford; 2nd edition (15 Mar. 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1260 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199270295
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199270293
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 27.69 x 4.83 x 19.81 cm

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Best book in the Universe.

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Good book, but you will need the problem book also in order to get the true potential from this book. Both books will serve you well for a 1st and 2nd undergraduate degree; and perhaps help for some final year topics. Although, if you wish to become more proficient in organic chemistry, you should consider buying the other books associated with Claydon, i.e., Retrosynthetic analysis and Synthesis; like Claydon's overall organic chemistry book (this one) these books also require the problem books (workbooks) because they're are basically useless without them.
Nevertheless, if you purchase all six along side one on reaction mechanisms ('arrow posing'), stereochemistry and organic chemistry analysis, you should acquire full mastery of organic chemistry at undergraduate level and a sound base for study at post-graduate level.

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As a student starting their first year of a chemistry degree in the UK in September, I purchased this textbook as it is considered by many to be the “definitive” publication for undergraduate organic chemistry as it covers the vast majority of organic chemistry content for a 3/4-year degree course. As someone who is greatly interested in the field of organic chemistry, developed from my studies of chemistry at A-level and through wider reading, I spared no thought in buying this text. I must say, I am beyond happy that I purchased this thorough introduction to the field of organic chemistry, as its presentation of reaction mechanisms and molecular structures, and its explanation of key scientific concepts are clear and easy to follow. For any prospective undergraduate chemistry students in the UK, or elsewhere, I couldn’t recommend this textbook highly enough!!

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Some of the pages are printed blurry.

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It’s not a shaky camera but this is how the page appears, something you wouldn’t expect when spending £50 on a book. Unable to return it as I’m outside the return window. It is fine apart from that but if ordering have a flick through especially p.g. 1114 as that’s where my issue was

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Any chemistry student knows this is a staple. I must say I didn’t even use it as much since there’s so many other resources that are easier to look through. Packaged well.

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This is probably one of the best books you can have for organic chemistry as an undergraduate. I'm currently in second year and its still proving to be very useful when I find a concept or mechanism hard to grasp. However, some chapters don't go into enough detail and other chapters may go into too much detail (although you can argue that's a good thing). Most books are going to do that because different lecturers at different universities might teach you slightly different things. If your course is accredited by the royal society of chemistry, then I highly recommend this since it has so far covered all I've had to learn!

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Clayden’s “Organic Chemistry” literally rewrote the textbook, and provides the best introduction to the topic I’ve come across.

The coverage is sufficient for most undergraduate courses, and Clayden’s writing style makes even the more challenging topics easy to understand. I especially like the clear chemical schemes (unlike in many American textbooks) and the availability of a problems manual and solutions guide which greatly enhanced my understanding.

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