Hgs Molecular Structure Models: Organic Chemistry (Misc. Supplies)

by Benjamin Maruzen (Author)

Product Details

• Misc. Supplies: 600 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company; 2nd edition (January 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805302603
• ISBN-13: 978-0805302608
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HGS tried and true set, December 20, 2007

By	Henry Servin (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This set is exactly the same as the one I used over 20 years ago in Chem class. While the atom colors are not the same as other standardized sets, i.e. Hydrogen is baby blue instead of white, it still works well. The components are sturdy, although there doesn't seem to be enough carbon or nitrogen atoms. I would recommend purchasing one of the Organic and one of the General Chemistry sets just so you have enough of the key atoms to make the more complicated forms. The set is really quite handy when you don't have your laptop around to run simulations in Razmol or similar software.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great model set!, January 11, 2008

By	Reverend Aaron "neo-renaissance multinerd" (The Zenith City: Duluth, MN USA) - See all my reviews

I love this little model set! I much prefer it to the usual set that they sell at the bookstore, with the round atoms and bendable bonds- much bigger. The entire set is small enough to keep in my backpack all the time so I always have it in my O'Chem classes. The way the bonds are stiff is great to determine isomers and configurations, a huge improvement over the model sets most of the rest of my class uses.

Not sure what the other reviewer meant, bt my hydrogens (the little white balls) are white.

My only complaint is that it'd be nice to have a set like this that a little larger- maybe 30% larger than this one. That seems to be about the place where I need to start substituting and using my imagination- a few more carbons and some bonds would make this even nicer, perhaps as a seperate mid-sized pack.

5.0 out of 5 stars great portable set, January 6, 2009

By	deepsoul13 "deepsoul13" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

I see people in my organic chemistry class struggling with their "better" model sets they bought. They're all big and bulky. This set is very small and easy to use and carry around. The "bonds" are even somewhat flexible so you can easily make molecules with lots of strain...