An Essential Tutorial Aid
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I found a copy of this book on a table in the library while revising and started reading it as a displacement exercise. Tragically my skiving failed as I got sucked in and learnt some useful chemistry for the next days exam. A great strength in its ability to engage interest however reluctant the student (My friend told me to get back to my notes and took the book. He couldn't put it down either). It is pitched at a level between the instructional Carey and the starchy March and its organisation allows it to emphasise the underlying similarities between reactions that encourage undergraduates to learn principles rather than buckle under the strain of memorising scores of specific schemes in a way that many lecturers fail to manage.
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A ladder between under and graduate.
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When I took organic class at graduate level, I was really bombed by the reactions. It seems the teacher is only keeping on throwing us the reactions until we are dead or surrendered(dropped). After one year frustrated struggling, I found this book and knew there is another way to approach the organic chemistry -- systematic approach. With this book, you can build up your own fundamental organic knowledge; you can really understand reactions not just memorize them for the sake of tests; you can efficiently learn something instead of forgetting them all after the tests. In my view, this book is by far the best organic book for the first year graduate student. It's a ladder between the undergraduate and graduate. It really gives broad and clear idea of what organic chemistry is going on and provides solid foundation for further studies.
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By far the best book for the first year graduate
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When I took organic class at graduate level, I was really bombed by the reactions. It seems the teacher is only keep on throwing us the reactions until we are dead or surrendered(dropped). After one year frustrated struggling, I found this book and knew there is another way to approach the organic chemistry -- systematic approach. With this book, you can build up your own fundamental organic knowledge; you can really understand reactions not just memorize them for the sake of tests; you can efficiently learn something instead of forgetting them all after the tests. In my view, this book is by far the best organic book for the first year graduate student. It's a ladder between the undergraduate and graduate. It really gives broad and clear idea of what organic chemistry is going on and provides solid foundation for further studies.
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Become an expert at solving organic mechanism problems!
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Every organic-chemistry graduate student will want this book when studying for cumes (cumulative exams). It doesn't seem appropriate as a textbook, but provides a wealth of information to help students develop their mechanistic problem-solving skills. As a professor at a research university, I have recommended it to all the members of my group.
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Great book
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I was a student of Dr. Grossman. He used this book as our textbook. It does a great job of breaking down sections like acidic, basic, etc. There are good problems at the end of each chapter to help reinforce what you have read. He uses words that are easy to understand, which makes the reading of the book more enjoyable. Overall, this is one the best organic mechanisms textbooks that I have read.
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