1 comments about Microscale and Macroscale Techniques in the Organic Laboratory.

1. I was very pleased with how fast I received the book. Book was in excellent condition, as described. Thanks

5 comments about Principles of Polymerization.

1. Encyclopedic and comprehensive, this text ought to be the sole reference work for undergrads and graduates in the field of polymer science.



2. The number of concepts covered in this book is amazing -- I learn something new with each reading. The book is also great for pointing you to the leading references in the field; although it is lacking decent coverage of living polymerization. Odian's book is not easy to read. For a chemistry book it includes relatively few chemical structures or mechanisms, so for students who don't already know chemistry it is a rather useless introduction A better introductory polymer chemistry book is by M. Stevens.



3. I have been using this book for several years, including a term where it was the primary text for a graduate-level Introduction to Polymers course. As textbooks go, I have found this one relatively easy to read, and the concepts easy to follow. It it quite comprehensive, but assumes an undergraduate background in organic and physical chemistry. Since the course, it has been a handy reference in my research, though, as someone else noted, it is lacking in respect to living polymerizations, particularly Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. However, Odian's work remains one of the most useful textbooks from my graduate classes.



4. I took a course last year in Polymer Chemistry and this text was the standard text book. It was an amazingly great reference book. This book mainly target on Polymerization synthesis and characterization. If you are interested in the mechanical properties of polymer, you should look for other one. But this is a must for all polymer chemists and material scientists who are interested in polymer processing.



5. Odian offers a comprehensive guide to polymer chemistry, covering nearly all the types of polymerization, exploring radical, ionic, step, and copolymerization mechanisms and kinetics in sufficient detail. Some recent advances in polymer synthesis are not covered, but book offers enough knowledge to have a good grasp of all aspects of polymerizations. A must read for anyone considering a career or education in polymer synthesis!

5 comments about Organic Chemistry.

1. I have read and used many books on organic chemistry, both on my BS and graduate degree programs. This book has been the best ever written on the subject. The authors have treated the subject to its simplest detail to be understood by everyone. Now that I am a practicing chemist, I always look at this book as a reference. The presentation is very good and the way the chapters are organized is very neat and arranged. The topic on synthesis in action and retrosynthetic analysis is very interesting. What I find very nice are the topics on the application of the chemical principles on real life synthesis. The information are all up to date. Stuart Warren and his co authors has gone a long way and their expertise is shown in this wonderful book. Warren has been one of my favorite chenistry authors way back to his simple books on chemical synthesis and retrosynthetic analysis. I recommend this book, not only to students, both on their undergraduate and graduate programs but also to practicing chemist and chemical engineers and all those who love and find the field of chemistry a very interesting subject and those who wants to find chemical knowledge at a glance. Truly, this is a one volume Encyclopedia on Organic Chemistry.



2. Very well-written organic chemistry book. Without detailed explanation, the approach the authors use makes organic chemistry a little easier to learn, and the examples and explanations in this textbook are superb. I don't highly recommend organic chemistry, but if you want to learn it, I highly recommend this book.



3. This book is good. It explains the concepts clearly and wont ever leave you thinking "how the hell did it do that??"
   However, Organic Chemistry 6th edition by Francis A. Carey accompanied by the enormous solutions manual is the best Organic Chemistry book on earth, hands down. It presents the ideas in an order that is compounding, so that everything you do in earlier chapters is reinforced with the following chapters; and it presents the concepts as clear as day. Once you've learned to push electrons everything else is cake.
   Perform the problems in the back of each section and read the solutions manual after each problem and you wont get lower than a C on any test, guarenteed.



4. other books that follow mechanism (as opposed to functional group) approach to learning organic chem:
   
   Organic Chemistry by Marye Anne Fox, James K. Whitesell (ISBN 0763721972)
   
   "A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry" and "A Primer to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry" both by Peter Sykes
   
   Organic Chemistry by Joseph M. Hornback (ISBN 0534389511)
   
   Look at my other reviews for other chemistry books.



5. This book provides with a complete review of all the major organic chemical groups and gives a detailed and thorough presentation of their chemical structure as well as their reactivity. It also deals with a series of organic reactions that are considered as the basic ones in organic chemistry with a good overview of their mechanistic pathways.
   Finally, the writers offer plenty of examples in which these reactions are used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical or other compounds.
   Without a doubt, one of the most useful, comprehensive and complete book in organic chemistry for both beginers and advanced organic chemistry students.

1 comments about Study Guide to accompany Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition.

1. I am not a chemist by any means but this book did an awesome job of helping me understand everything and pass my class!

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1 comments about Operational Organic Chemistry: A Problem-Solving Approach to the Laboratory Course (3rd Edition).

1. This lab book is different. At first it looks VERy overwhelming but it's really not that bad. The writer makes it like an investigation type thing. He gives you hints before the lab, in the descriptions a lot of the time. They don't leave much out really and at first I thought the exercise questions were difficult. Once you get the understanding behind the O-Chem of everything, it's not that bad. The write-ups and reading is time consuming, but once you're done, it's also rewarding to see that you did that. Only bought this because I had to..of course. Don't be intimidated either way. It's easier than it initially looks! Use appendixes too!

No comments about Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry.

1 comments about Organic Chemistry.

1. the exact product i wanted. it was exactly as it was described and included everything he said.

1 comments about Student Solutions Manual and Study Guide for Hornback's Organic Chemistry, 2nd.

1. This is one of the best class-related products I have bought through Amazon. The seller provided the book in a very timely manner and it arrived in great condition.