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Organic Chemistry 1st Edition

by Jonathan Clayden (Author), Nick Greeves (Author), Stuart Warren (Author),
4.9 out of 5 stars 33 customer reviews
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  • Paperback: 1536 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (August 31, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0198503466
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198503460
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 2.1 x 10.9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat intermediate organic chemistry textbook
By A Customer on December 17, 2000
Format: Paperback
This book is very good for the students who already have the intro organic chem. I actually bought this book to review the material for my organic synthesis final exam and I am very satisfied. The book covers the reactions and machanisms that are very up-to-date. A lot of them cannot be found in typical intro, American orgo textbook, but they are essential in total synthesis these days. Some of these are Mitsunobu reaction, Heck reaction, Stille coupling, Dieckeman rearrangement, etc. I think the book will also fit the grad student who are seeking to review basic material for cumulative exam, though one should also consult more advance books like March's or Carey's advanced orgo chem all along in this case. I actually found the book rather synthesis-oriented, but it does give enough explanation in terms of molecular orbitals to understand why reactions occur in certain way. However, one should also be aware that the explanations may be quite basic and might not satisfy the hardcore physical organic chemist, but again, quite sufficient for synthetic chemist. I really like the authors' style because they do not only tell you reaction in great details, but they also give you its utility in real world of organic synthesis. They also make extensive connections between chapters and help the reader to understand the big picture.

If you are seeking the intro orgo chem textbook, I think this one may very well be applicable, but be prepared to wrok hard on it because there are a lot more materials than typical intro orgo book and extensive connections between chapters. But for sure, one will gain rigorous foundation for more advanced class like organic synthesis.
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5.0 out of 5 starsthe best undergrad text in organic chemistry available
By Sreenivasa Anugu on November 14, 2001
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I bought this book on the suggestion of one of the reviewers to get an overview of fundamentals of Organic Chemistry in my way to clear cumulative examinations.I'm in total agreement with the previous reviewers.I went through many of the undergrad texts in organic and I'm certain that this is the best among available.This is really a 21st cetury organic text.The approach adopted is very personal(as if the authors were directly talking to you).The language used was piquant.This book is a bonanza of information.The good things about this book are they used pKa values to predict the rates of different reactions and they widely used the MOT to interpret the reaction mechanism and stereochemistry in many reactions.They made the embittered subject caviar to the general. Students who have read this book can't be overwhelmed by the mind boggling mechanisms their professors write. I would also like to suggest Norman & Coxon's "Principles of Organic Synthesis"(published by nelsonthornes)for a comprehensive coverage of synthesis stuff.That's a reader friendly text and gives you the logic of synthesis(unlike the Carey's book that presents all the reactions sequentially which are often not rationalized)
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5.0 out of 5 starsDefinitely the Best Modern Organic Chem. Book Around
By Margel Bonifacio on January 2, 2005
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I'm a Ph.D. in chemistry student here at University of Nevada and had troubles the past two semesters in passing the written comprehensive exam. I wrote this review to show my utmost appreciation to the authors. They really did a good job in writing this book making every organic chemistry concepts simple and easy to understand; not to mention the inclusion of "arrow-pushing" mechanisms and the latest trend in medicinal chemistry. The book however, is not free from errors but don't fret as they can be easily pinpointed by any serious chemistry graduate student. You can also check out the book's website to see the corrections. To other advanced chemistry students out there, buy this book and you will be thankful for having it. I have more advanced books in my possesion but I value this book the most.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOne of the best Organic chemistry textbooks
By Prof. Cesar Barbero on October 8, 2001
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This is an exceptionally good book of organic chemistry. The detailled mechanistic of different substitution reactions has no equivalent in other textbooks. The quantitative use of pKa values to explain reactivity and the good discussion of Hammett relationships makes it also excellent. The book is specially good for biological or pharmaceutical oriented students. They will found plenty of examples why their work is relevant.
As the authors clearly stated, it could not be directly used in a sophomore american course. However, it would be very good as a reference and for advanced organic chemistry courses.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreeves is excellant,
By A. Shankar on May 12, 2005
Format: Paperback
I am a chemistry major and so I really like this book, however when I initially started o-chem, I did get a little intimidated by perusing through this textbook. So I suggest, to people who were in a similar position as me to also have a look at Hornback or McMurry.

The text isnt an "Advanced" textbook perse (after a good grounding in the basics for three days, I found this book quite user friendly), its organization is completely different to most other o-chem textbooks and its presentation of ideas is purely mechanistic. Both of which are ideally good things for chemistry majors who require the quintessential knowledge of structure and its impact on function and reactivity.

An examples is that when introducing orbitals, and orbital interaction; Greeves et al quickly go to HOMO and LUMO based discussions and their impact on bonding and antibonding.
Wade and McMurry leave this, one of the most important principles in defining nuclephiles and electrophiles till later.

A second example would be the appropriate structural implications of nucleophiles and electrophiles with respect to vacant orbitals, lone pairs and charge. These are the things used to identify em.

As such, the book isnt fragmented. Each chapter has its specific niche topic and thereofore individuals get a complete understanding of various topics and their implications on the overall organic chemistry. Chapters are well referenced so if, say you are only interested in NMR then you can skip chapters and read only those pertaining to that subject and yet still get a good understanding. Most textbooks act like a stupid monologue, miss a passage and you'd completely miss organic chem.Read more ›
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Published on January 20, 2013 by Jim Romano
5.0 out of 5 starsGood Organic Text

As a note, this review is based only on the first 5 chapters and ch. 30 (retrosynthetic analysis). Compared to the plethora of organic texts out there, clayden's organic chemistry... Read more

Published on January 15, 2012 by chemstudent
4.0 out of 5 starsIt's one of the best books of organic chemistry.

I think, only because the edition was a long time a go, a review is required for get an actual knowledge about all the advanced mechanisms and reactions.

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