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What is a good book to look at before taking organic chemistry?

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I want to look over some texts before taking organic chemistry, so I’ll be better prepared. Do you guys know any good books or texts that might help?

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5 Responses to “What is a good book to look at before taking organic chemistry?”

  1. Lara J on December 29th, 2008 4:08 pm

    yes, try a compendium written by Hendrikson, then one by Wilkinson. If you don’t run away, take up OC!

  2. shiara_blade on December 30th, 2008 11:41 pm

    how about you look over the text your professor will use, but if you want another text I like Ege’s basic orgo text

  3. l96vette on January 3rd, 2009 9:20 am

    Ege’s O-Chem text is very good and has a study guide that shows the steps to get the answers. I also enjoyed Wade’s text as it has reaction summaries at the end of the chapters.

  4. Strangerbarry on January 6th, 2009 2:14 am

    your best bet would be to browse current books in a college or university book store and decide for yourself which text is appropriate for your needs. There is also quite a lot of material on the Internet, which of course, is free.

  5. SPLATT on January 8th, 2009 6:17 am

    ‘The World of Carbon’ by Isaac Asimov, Ph D

    Anything non-fiction by Isaac Asimov will be comprehensive and understandable. His Ph D was in biochemistry.

    He also wrote a number of fiction books and non-fiction in almost every major category in the Dewey Decimal System notation.

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