Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition [Hardcover]

Francis A. Carey (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1271 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 6th edition (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072828374
• ISBN-13: 978-0072828375
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.9 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Chemistry > Organic > Organometallic Compounds

More About the Author

Francis A. Carey is a native of Pennsylvania, educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, at Drexel University (B.S. in chemistry, 1959), and at Penn State (Ph.D. 1963). Following postdoctoral work at Harvard and military service, he was appointed to the chemistry faculty of the University of Virginia in 1966. Prior to retiring in 2000, he regularly taught the two-semester lecture courses in general chemistry and organic chemistry.

With his students, Professor Carey has published over forty research papers in synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry. In addition to this text, he is coauthor (with Robert C. Atkins) of Organic Chemistry: A Brief Course and (with Richard J. Sundberg) of Advanced Organic Chemistry, a two-volume treatment designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. He was a member of the Committee of Examiners of The Graduate Record Examination in Chemistry from 1993-2000.

Frank and his wife Jill, who is a teacher/director of a preschool and a church organist, are the parents of Andy, Bob, and Bill and the grandparents of Riyad and Ava.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Used It Instead of the Seventh Version, September 2, 2009

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This review is from: Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition (Hardcover)

I bought this book instead of the seventh version, because I heard that the differences between the sixth edition and the seventh edition were very minor. I didn't notice any difference between this book and the seventh edition based curriculum. It is a very intense class, though, so it makes it pretty hard to notice differences due to the amount of content taught during the limited duration of the class.