| View Larger Image | Organic Chemistry (7th Edition) | Hardcoverby Leroy G. Wade (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Prentice Hall | | Edition: | 7th Edition | | Page Count: | 1,320 Pages | | Publication Date: | February 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 247,943th |
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Product Description
Organized around functional groups, this book incorporates problem-solving help, orientation features, and complete discussions of mechanisms. Wade explains concepts without taking the unnecessary short cuts that often lead to misconceptions—his hallmark problem-solving approach includes unique strategies and hints to help readers focus on the individual steps of each reaction and how they contribute to the overall reaction. Wade also employs the most efficient method of mechanism boxes with its two-tiered approach: Mechanism and Key Mechanism Boxes. He delineates the 20 “Key” mechanisms that comprise nearly all of the mechanisms students will encounter. Therefore, the book takes one additional and important step in helping readers identify and grapple with the smallest number of the most important concepts to understand. Acid-Base Chemistry, Lewis Structures, Bronsted, Electron Structure (shell, orbitals, magnetic shielding), Bonding (formation, patterns, polarity, MO), Resonance, Stereochemistry, MO Theory, Conformational analysis, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Reaction Coordinate diagrams, Chirality, Regioselectivity, Synthesis, Aromaticity, Carbonyl chemistry. A comprehensive reference for chemistry professionals. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 36 reviews)
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Organic Chemistry by Cameron M. Addison (Mount Vernon, WA)  5 Stars
October 04, 2009
The books in pretty good condition, but there were a lot more writings in it then I thought there would be.
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A Fantastic Light Read by Chris S. (NV, USA) 5 Stars
September 21, 2009
A very well organized book on the subject, thoroughly covers material in an escalating matter. I suggest the free download Avogadro for anyone who is in this level of ochem.
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Great by K. Ferrill 5 Stars
September 03, 2009
The book is in great condition. Also, this book comes unbound- just all the pages to be put in a binder-, but I like hardcover books. But, the unbound version is generally cheaper when buying new.
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Cheap and good by Erick A. Henderson (Bloomington, IL) 5 Stars
September 01, 2009
The book I received was is perfect condition and it still had the code in the front to subscribe to the eBook. And I got all of this for half of the price of my school's bookstore.
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Outstanding text by spumn 5 Stars
August 31, 2009
Wade's Organic Chemistry is becoming a classic introductory text, and with good reason. For its target audience of second-year undergraduates (with no background in organic chemistry whatsoever), this text is an invaluable resource to help get through a notoriously difficult subject. Throughout the text, Wade emphasizes certain principles to guide students' thought processes, helping them see what a truly and surprisingly logical subject organic chemistry really is.
The organization of the text is largely by functional group; occasionally, functional groups are split into one synthesis chapter and one reactions chapter. There are also chapters on spectrometry and spectroscopy (Mass, IR, NMR, UV-Vis) as well as a few very important concepts in organic chemistry (stereochemistry, substitution and elimination, aromaticity).
Wade's pedagogy focuses on reaction mechanisms, and this is key to establishing patterns in students' minds so they can predict the outcome of a wide variety of organic reactions. Arrow-pushing diagrams are really the heart of organic chemistry, and in this text, there are hundreds, all very clear and instructive. Wade is also wise not to burden first-year students with too much organometallic chemistry; a rigorous understanding of Grignard and organolithium reagents, as well as various inorganic catalysts, is beyond the scope of an introductory text. Wade focuses on the organic aspects, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Colored electrostatic potential maps are extremely useful for beginning students learning to predict reactive sites; various three-dimensional models are helpful for visualizing reaction stereochemistry, a crucially important topic.
The only real complaint I could level at Wade is that the text does not emphasize real-world chemistry, such as competing reactions, the cost of reagents, safety concerns, and alternative synthetic routes. For those students required to take the course but not pursuing a degree in chemistry, such objections are irrelevant; for those pursuing a degree in chemistry, more advanced coursework and practical lab experience will undoubtedly fill these gaps to some extent.
Although the text runs well over a thousand pages, length may be the price to pay for Wade's clear language and helpful visuals. This text is certain to make a notoriously difficult subject accessible to as wide an audience as possible, and along the way, give students an appreciation for a truly fascinating subject.
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