Customer Reviews

Hgs Molecular Structure Models: Organic Chemistry

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Pros:
- Everything is small enough so that carrying this around isn't a hassle. You can easily leave this in your lap without it being a distraction on test day.
- It comes with a convenient case that you can put in your booksack
- Once you put a compound together, it looks really cool and similar to what you see on TV shows
- It doesn't fall apart easily.
- Molecular models are invaluable in Organic. They become really helpful in the Stereoisomers chapter. Unless you can spin a part of a huge molecule 90 degree (180 degree, and 280 degree) CW and CCW and draw out the result correctly, I suggest you buy one. One of my friends wouldn't buy a model at all, and I believe it's one of the reasons she struggled so much in Organic.

Cons:
- There aren't many red/blue/green pieces. It's not a big deal, cause you can always pretend a red is a blue piece (or a blue is a green piece).
- Sometimes it's hard to take apart, but it does come with a bond puller, so it's not a big deal.

Overall, I recommend it. I think you should shell out several more bucks to get something smaller and more convenient.

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.

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.

Purchased this model kit while enrolled in Organic Chemistry and hate that I spent money on it. I never really used it, they were impossible to get off once put on, you tug and tug until finally the carbon or oxygen ball goes flying across the room. Not very conducive to use in a classroom setting because of time time put into breaking down the models. It is also a very small kit, I would suggest getting something a bit larger.

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...