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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #195 on: September 02, 2013, 12:33:28 PM »
Are there any good books that help teach IR and/or NMR spectroscopy? I'm having so much trouble with both.    ???

Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry, by Williams and Fleming

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spectroscopic-Methods-Organic-Chemistry-Williams/dp/007711812X

It's pretty hard to beat.

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #197 on: September 16, 2013, 05:38:42 AM »
I have two options to chose from with the money I've got.

1. Organic chemistry 1st ed by Jonathan Clayden
2. Organic chemistry 5th ed by L.G.Wade + Quantitative chemical analysis 6th en by Daniel C. Harris

What will be the best choise ? Second choice seems fair  :)

PS : I am good at high school ochem(thanks to the forum) and Wade's book is a suggested reading in our university syllabus. I'm buying used copies.
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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #198 on: September 18, 2013, 03:10:27 AM »
I have two options to chose from with the money I've got.

There is no "one size fits all" solution, as different people find different books better - so unless one of the books listed is awfully bad, each advice you can get would be just a personal opinion, not necessarily suited for your learning style.
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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #199 on: September 18, 2013, 05:23:05 AM »
There is no "one size fits all" solution, as different people find different books better - so unless one of the books listed is awfully bad, each advice you can get would be just a personal opinion, not necessarily suited for your learning style.
Thanks a lot for the reply..
The problem is that amazon shows less or no inside content of the books. So it's hard to make a decision on whether it's fit for me. ( in a bookshop you can see inside , no?)
To look inside I have to download pdf copies which is said to be a copyright infringement.
Is it OK to do it if I'm going to delete it after I have made the final decision ?
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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #200 on: September 18, 2013, 07:05:56 AM »
To look inside I have to download pdf copies which is said to be a copyright infringement.

Yes.

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Is it OK to do it if I'm going to delete it after I have made the final decision ?

No.

You can always try to browse the book in the library.
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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #201 on: September 18, 2013, 10:20:49 AM »
You can always try to browse the book in the library.
Actually there's no such a wide variety of books in our libraries.
There are books but not exactly what I want. Most probablly the university library might have them.Then I have to wait more than a year because I'm not enrolled to the university yet.
I also called the local bookstores but they also have only few books and not the books I'm looking for. But they have a variety of bio-medical books.
There's only few students here who are getting ready for the university-many are taking English/computer courses these days..blur.blurr..

I'm left with no option. I don't think downloading some pdfs to see what's inside is a serious crime.  ;)

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #202 on: November 21, 2013, 12:18:18 AM »
Even Organic Chemistry by Finar, I.L is a good one for an entry level student in ochem.
You could also try to find free book previews on google books to see if they suit your style...

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #203 on: December 15, 2013, 04:46:02 PM »
Hello!

I currently have Organic Chemistry by Wade (8th) and Organic Chemistry as a Second Language I & II, but I recently got an opportunity to get one more textbook on organic chemistry.  I am thinking of either Klein's organic chemistry or Clayden's Organic Chemistry.  Which one do you recommend for use in conjunction with Wade?  I am a current college freshman but I need to study organic chemistry now for my research internships.

Thanks in advance! 

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #204 on: December 16, 2013, 04:03:04 AM »
If by "Clayden's" book you mean this one http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-Jonathan-Clayden/dp/0199270295/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387184497&sr=8-1&keywords=clayden+organic+chemistry

Then this is the one I would recommend to anyone wishing to further their knowledge of Organis chemistry
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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #205 on: December 27, 2013, 02:11:45 PM »
Thanks for the info! :)

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #206 on: January 12, 2014, 08:21:28 PM »
Between Clayden (2nd) and Wade (8th), which one is better in terms of comprehensiveness and understandable writing?

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #207 on: April 27, 2014, 10:11:08 AM »
Klein for the grounding concepts, the two volumes of Organic Chemistry by I.L. Finar for details, and Clayden for a deeper understanding. :D

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #208 on: April 29, 2014, 11:46:41 AM »
Sorry about this trouble, but I am trying to choose two organic chemistry textbooks.  I would like to choose one easy-to-understand textbook and one very detailed textbook, or one functional group based textbook and one mechanics based textbook.  What I have in my mind are McMurry, Wade, Clayden, Solomon's, Bruice, and Klein.  Which two textbooks should I buy?

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Re: Good Organic Chemistry Books
« Reply #209 on: May 08, 2014, 03:08:00 PM »
McMurry is easy to understand but I have no experience with others. I suggest go to library and look which suits you.

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