Good orgo book?

[MrDreamWeaver]

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My orgo teacher hardly speaks english and the book is pretty terrible. I was wondering if someone could suggest a good book that is easy to read, explains concepts well, and is pretty much the best damn book out there?

Thanks

EDIT*****
I should have stated that I'd like an in-depth book that explains the organic chemistry in a logical method. John McMurry's book offers some pretty pathetic explanations and typically encourages memorizing stuff instead of learning a logical approach.

 

[Hopeful_Doc]

I'll be taking org next semester and in preparation ive been reading the dummies guide, not sure if it is indepth enough for your particular needs but it is certainly giving me a heads up so i will have a better understanding of the concepts.

 

[Nikki2002]

If you want a textbook, definitely try Francis Carey's book--it rocks!!!!

 

[juiceman311]

there's no such thing, orgo sucks anal butter. 😍

 

[nimotsu]

My school used Organic Chemistry by Browne and Foote, and it was pretty good. There are probably better books out there, though.

One helpful supplementary book is "Pushing Electrons"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/00...103-6614313-4195837?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

It helps alot with doing mechanisms/ resonance but it is a bit redundant.

Also you don't need to buy another book... google has plenty search results of prof notes from other colleges that are great.

 

[veridisquo]

Organic Chemistry As a Second Language. It's not even a textbook, and I used it as a replacement to the textbook (Solomon's. Eh.) and managed an A.

I believe they recently came out with a second version for organic II.

 

[crys20]

my school req'd carey and i suffered a long year with that thing. i have nothing to compare to...it was all right but i don't think it's the most frequently cited ochem book on here when people talk about what's best. do a search, i think people have discussed this lots before. wade always comes up i believe.

 

[gdbaby]

I really though the John McMurray Organic Chemistry was good. That Second Language book is very good as well.

 

[shuey123]

I really though the John McMurray Organic Chemistry was good. That Second Language book is very good as well.

👍 👍 for John McMurry....found most topics to be very easy with this book....also get the answer key....and of course buy molecular models.... 👍

 

[anon-y-mouse]

Umm... NOT Loudon. I picked up McMurry and found the explanations to be pretty decent.

 

[lookslikerain]

👍 👍 for John McMurry....found most topics to be very easy with this book....also get the answer key....and of course buy molecular models.... 👍

McMurry is it for Organic. 👍 I really appreciated the mechanism diagrams and his writing style.

 

[azanna]

McMurry all the way... I definitely agree... I spent hours with that book teaching myself the material (couldn't understand my teacher) and got A's both semesters!

 

[MrDreamWeaver]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I should have stated that I'd like an in-depth book that explains the organic chemistry in a logical method. John McMurry's book offers some pretty pathetic explanations and typically encourages memorizing stuff instead of learning a logical approach.

 

[luvbugstarsky]

Maitland Jones writes a wonderful book

 

[peterpansy]

I used Wade. My professor went too fast for my taste, and the book explained everything very well. You could even get the cheaper older edition since they mostly just added different problems (but make sure you can get the appropriate solutions manual)

 

[blee]

The McMurray text is pretty good. The man himself is...interesting. 😛

We used Wade in my most recent orgo class, and I thought it was an excellent text.

 

[rhizotummy]

I'm currently in 2nd sem. orgo, and my undergrad institution uses: Organic Chemistry by Paula Yurakanis Bruice

ISBN 0-13-140748-1

it's great. it does NOT emphasize memorization, but goes through the mechanisms and rules logically. It has really helped me get a good grasp of organic chem.

My tip to those who will be taking orgo upcoming fall: don't memorize, try to logically think through the mechanisms and rules. Organic is weird only in the begining, but after a few weeks, you will realize that everything is derived from the first few chapters. So far, organic has been my favorite class in college.


I can't stress this enough: work hard to logically think through the first few chapters. This will make your life very easy.

P.S. i must confess, some things in orgo are plain memorization, but 90% of the stuff IMO is based upon logical thinking.

 

[cobalt31]

Maitland Jones writes a wonderful book

I'm going to have to back up ol' man Maitland as well. I always feel satisfied with explanations given. And he's got a bit of a sense of humor as well 😎

 

[sneaker7]

Organic Chemistry (5th Edition)
by Leroy G. Wade

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/01..._1/002-9945544-3016850?_encoding=UTF8&s=books

most of the people in my class taught themselves with this book (has a pretty good intro to biochem in advanced chapters too)

 

[MrDreamWeaver]

Thanks guys.

Obaid that's exactly what i'm looking for...

the Wade book and some others look good too.

I just don't like the McMurry one because it's so watered down, I feel like i'm never learning ochem in depth!

 

[NoSoupforYou13]

Wade is great. (I researched several before buying when I took Orgo.) Make sure you also get the solution guide, it's a must have.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/01...ref=sr_1_1/103-0572398-9939031?_encoding=UTF8


Edit: I agree with the above poster. If you understand the first few chapters, you will not really need to memorize anything.

Anyone who says Orgo is a bunch of memorization is simply too lazy to try to understand what is going on in each reaction.

Good luck.

 

[Dov]

I agree... Wade is fantastic. Lecture did nothing for me except kept me on track with pacing. That book and I seriously bonded... I am going to give it to my kid (I dont have one yet) for his 5th birthday hoping he picks some of it up to give him an advantage when he is pre-med.

 

[RayhanS1282]

Wade.

 

[ivy91]

<3 Loudon <3

Yea, my TF was impossible to understand. And I don't think he cared about us undergrads one bit. Late nights with Loudon pulled me through.

 

[Pemberley]

Wade is fantastic. Logical and well-explained.

 

[Tiger26]

Get "Organic Chemistry as a Second Language." I had no orgo before taking the mcat and this is all I used to learn/study it.

 

[KMG365]

Maitland Jones writes a wonderful book

Argh. For whatever it's worth, I hated Jones's book, but I'm friends with a few chemistry grad students, and they assure me it's the best on the market.

I preferred Solomons & Fryhle, but that's just me.