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Title: The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms
ISBN: 0387954686
Author:
Robert B. Grossman
Publicate Date: 2007-07-31
Publish: 2007-07-31
List Price: $59.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Great for Physical Organic Class!
I am a first year graduate student at UCDavis currently enrolled in the Ph.D program in theoretical organic chemistry.
I had always felt comfortable with reaction mechanisms in my undergraduate coursework, however upon entry into the graduate program at UCDavis, I felt immediately over my head! I felt light years behind my expected level of mastery, and in searching for help to stay afloat, this book was recommended to me by my research director.
I found it to be exceedingly helpful, as it starts at the very basics and works it's way to the extremely complicated by focusing on rational behind organic mechanisms rather than on simply memorizing trends.
With great examples, and tons of practice problems (with the solutions available online for free!) Dr. Grossman's writing is lucid and clear, while not waisting time on filler material, this relatively short book (by text standards!) provides a very clear and very in depth analysis of the various mechanism types as well as commonly seen organic activity.
With the help of this well organized and clear book, I was able to overcome my feelings of being behind the curve and came to a very noticeable improvement on my ability to solve complex mechanisms from current publications that I had little to no experience with. After finishing this book I am confident in my abilities to elucidate reasonable mechanisms for chemistry's most complicated (current and past) reactions. This has culminated not only in an A in my class, but has given me an invaluable reference for my research.
Also available is an interactive version of the practice problems with step by step hints and feedback, available through Dr. Grossman's site for a small fee.
Dr. Grossman has been personally very helpful with any and all concerns regarding the online content as well as the text it's self.
If you are a student of organic chemistry of any level, I would highly recommend this book, not only to graduate students, but to any undergraduates taking organic chemistry at any level, from first semester to last.
I can honestly say I have looked at many such books regarding organic mechanisms, and this is by far the best written, the clearest, and the most helpful in it's approach, structure, and it's focus on practice.
I can't sing this books praises enough! I have recommended it to many of my students and colleges and everyone of them has come back a believer!
Buy this book now! It's worth at least three times as much as the cost, and you won't be disappointed!
I only wish all chemistry books were like this one!
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2: exellent course guide
This book is excellent guide for predicting organic reactions
It wihelp us to learn a lot of chemical reaction mechanisms and their prediction.Problems are brainstorming
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3: Always on time
Amazon.com is great because everytime I order anything from them directly, it comes on time and in very good shape.
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4: Good book
I haven't finished reading this book yet but it seems very good. It is very easy to read and it is very informative. I would recommend this book to anyone who has taken organic chemistry, is going to study organic chemistry n graduate school, or as a supplement to any mechanism class.
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5: Great Book
This is a great book. It is a "must have" for any organic chemist.
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