Organic Chemistry, Fourth Edition: Structure and Function Fourth Edition

by K. Peter C. Vollhardt (Author), Neil E. Schore (Author)

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New edition of the acclaimed organic chemistry text that brings exceptional clarity and coherence to the course by focusing on the relationship between structure and function.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. H. Freeman; Fourth Edition (August 6, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1203 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0716743744
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0716743743
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.51 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.06 x 1.76 x 10.42 inches

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ricardo_guerrero

The best book for chem majors

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2005

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After one term of having this book, I decided to become
a chemist. It grabbed me really hard and made me realize
the complexity and wonder of chemistry (something I hadn't experienced with freshman chem.) If you are a chemistry major, this is definitely the book you will want to use. If your prof is using a different text, I'd definitely keep a copy of this one to use as a second opinion, at least. It is extremely well-written and it's written at a high level. In other words, it
doesn't just string you along and give you the basics...
it delves deeply into reaction mechanisms and what is
actually happening in each reaction. Product yields for
many reactions are included, and this is quite useful.
The writing style makes you learn a new way of thinking - that of a scientist. At times, the syntax is a little "brainy"
(they refer to acetone by its IUPAC name, "propanone",
for instance, and they refer to ethylene oxide as "oxacyclopropane".) I had an earlier version of this book in class when I took organic many years ago, but the revisions are mostly in presentation and in the problem sets. True, the problems in each chapter are not always good. If your instructor is good, they will provide their own problems to supplement the book's. But my suggestion is to go ahead and just do a web search for old exams and problems given by profs at other schools. Many of these are great and will give you tons of insight. For those who have already graduated, this is a good and up-to-date book to keep with you in your graduate studies or in the lab if you work in such a capacity.

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Lisa S.

Good condition

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2019

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Shann Yu

good for self-teaching; make sure you get the associated solutions manual

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2005

this book is great for two main reasons:
1) the way my orgo class is set up, the prof teaches pretty much out of the book. so i mean if you don't go to class, that's fine. reason for that? because we use this text, which does a great job of explaining everything. it covers all the models that can help you more easily visualize things in your mind, like orbital-level models when visualizing mechanisms. while some of the earlier chapters, like the one on stereochemistry, can still be a little confusing, the text is overall well-written.
GRADE: A-

2) PROBLEMS: problems are the bread and butter for doing well in orgo. this book provides a lot of problems and equips you to think in the right way in order to do well in any organic class. furthermore, the problems are pretty appropriate; there are none that are too difficult given the material that is actually covered in the textbook. i highly recommend getting the solutions manual for the sole reason of checking answers. if you hope to find a solutions manual that will explain why you did something wrong, you'll be left disappointed as it will only leave you more confused in its attempt to explain how it arrived at the right answer.

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Celine

O Chem Book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 1, 2009

This book seemed like it was brand new. I was very happy with my purchase. I got it for a great price and it came within a decent amount of time.

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Steph Vasko

I Love Vollhardt

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2005

After perusing several other texts at different colleges, I have come to the conclusion that the Vollhardt book is indeed a well done text. Although more examples would have been nice, I feel that the reactions are done in a straightforward manner and the Chemical Highlights provided are fantastically interesting. The Viagra synthesis presented was very helpful in discussing yields of pharmaceutical drugs. Overall, I'd give this book a B+/A-

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Yaniv Maor

Best of all

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 9, 2000

Very good book, worth the price. It really teach you how to think in organic chemistry and not only to remembers it by heart. the exercise are very good, a lots of examples and you have some answerers in the end of the book. It teach you and show you the MECHANISM in details and colors and then explain you by words . It also teach you the basic about spectroscopy (HNMR,UV,IR,...) but only the basics I also bought the : study guide and solution manual for organic chemistry , for this book that was also founfd it as 5 starts(Very good) So if you are looking for a good organic book to UNDERSTAND organic chemistry and to past the course THIS IS THE BEST BOOK FOR YOU , worth the price . BUY also the study guide it is very useful.

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Straightforward and Clear

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 3, 2004

I used this text for my introductory Organic chem class, and found it both easy to read and helpful. It seems well-organized and has plenty of clear examples and good chapter-end summaries. However, I would highly recommend purchasing the study guide and solutions manual as well. Many of the problems are challenging, and having this resource available is very helpful. However, at the time of this writing, the only version of this study guide available on Amazon is that for the 3rd edition, which is little good for use with the 4th edition textbook, so be sure find the proper study guide for the textbook you purchase.

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Elle B

Great condition and fast shipping

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 14, 2009

The book was brand new just like its description. Arrived earlier than expected time, and I'm very pleased with my purchase

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