Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry: The Complete Guide to A-Level Chemistry Books (967 words)
by rob_writer - written on 25.01.01 (Very useful, 209 readings)
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A-level chemistry is VERY hard, there is absolutely no doubt about it. A good textbook is a necessity, but unfortunately finding one isn't as easy as it sounds. On the chemistry being hard note, a funny series of events happened on my first day of A-levels (Seems so long ago now). First we headed to our physics lesson, only to hear the teacher declaring that Physics was by far the hardest lesson. Next it was off to maths, and a ranting teacher telling us that maths was definitely the hardest A-level, he predicted half of us would leave before the end of the first week. Next stop Chemistry, hoping to hear that at least one of my subjects might be a little bit ...

Guidbook to Organic Synthesis - Mackie, Smith & Aitken (105 words)
by lousimps - written on 28.07.00 (Very useful, 41 readings)
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An invaluble book for anyone studying organic chemistry. Organic synthesis is ever changing with new developments in research, but this book is a necessity as its contains many methods of synthesis of many different compounds. The book mainly encompasses the basics, stuff that hasn't changed, nor ever will do, as well as exploring more recent developments within organic synthesis. It is also useful to read as a recap on organic synthesis if you have been out of the field for some time. Definitely useful on those long nights spent writing up organic chemistry practicals! ISBN 0-582-03375-6 Lou ...

Organic Chemistry: Organic Synthesis by MB Smith (212 words)
by MGirl - written on 11.07.01 (Very useful, 50 readings)
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This is a final year textbook which is an absolute must if you intend to progress to a synthetic PhD. Although organic synthesis moves quickly, my copy of Smith’s book still covers the majority of useful synthetic transformations despite seven years having past since the book was printed. This enormous book is well set out into sensible chapters and has several indices, for example “Named Reactions” and “Subject” making reactions easy to find. For lab synthesis, Smith compliments Vogel’s book well as it deals with more complex and unusual reactions. Unlike Vogel however, a trip to the library is required to follow a ...