Can someone tell me which book is best for Organic Chem 1?

[DrOMG]

What is the difference between the translating the basic concepts, and the first and second semester?

Which would you advise I get?

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[Ismet]

#1 is for Ochem 1
#2 is an old edition (published 4 years before the other two)
#3 is for Ochem 2

I've heard people had success with these books, but I don't have any personal experiences with them. #1 and #3 would cover the whole Ochem sequence.

 

[FormerCorpsman]

I have heard this is by far the best textbook for O-Chem:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0131478710/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

Get the first one and McMurry is the best text book.

 

[DrOMG]

Thanks people!! 🙂

 

[SnoopyMD]

My organic course used McMurry, which I thought was an excellent textbook. I also purchased Organic Chemistry I for Dummies and Organic Chemistry II for Dummies. They weren't very good study guides necessarily, but they were helpful as a secondary source if I needed to reinforce something.

 

[Ansar]

My course used Loudon. I really liked it.

I also read Ochem as a Second Language the summer before Ochem I
Helped me get a handle on the importance of resonance and arrow pushing (certainly more useful than just learning reactions)

 

[Charles Darwin]

We used Wade for both semesters but I heard McMurry was good too.

If you're looking to study over the summer for the course next fall, check out Klein's series.

 

[music2doc]

The one you write by going to class. 😉

 

[box8psych]

I used the 2nd language books for basically everything and I feel like they contributed a lot to my success (A's both semesters). I found that the topic separation between the books (1st and 2nd semester) aligned pretty well with how my classes were structured. My advice is to definitely get the newest edition because they make changes every year; especially for 2nd semester, where they've added more spectroscopy than before. Hope this helps!

 

[neurotroph]

My orgo class also used Loudon. Loved it. There were a lot of errors in the solutions manual though.

 

[El Nino]

My school used klein's text: http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-David-R-Klein/dp/0471756148

It's the first edition so there are a few errors, but overall it's an excellent text.

 

[protonate]

I really liked Bruice, it was very well written.

 

[neuro nephrons]

organic chemistry by McMurry 2nd edition with biological applications.....easy to comprehend most concepts and has a lot of biological examples that make learning the concepts a little bit more bearable. The paper back solutions manual is also quite helpful as well.

 

[smarts1]

Second nod to Bruice also.

 

[mmmmd]

McMurry's got really good mechanisms and explanations. Only thing I found lacking was an explanation of why chirality causes optical rotation, for which I referred to this short paper's explanation of the inverse.

 

[H Y F R]

I have an MS in chemistry - in my humble opinion, nothing comes close to Wade. The best, by far.