Organic Chemistry (Fifth Edition)

Author: John McMurry, Ph.D., Cornell University, Columbia University
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Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Features: I get great pleasure and satisfaction from taking a complicated subject, turning it around until I see it clearly from a new angle, and then explaining it in simple words. I write to explain chemistry to students the way I wish it had been explained to me years ago. "Through his lucid writing and ability to show the beauty and logic of organic chemistry, McMurry makes learning enjoyable for students. The highest compliment that can be given to a chemistry book applies to McMurry: It works! Mainstream in level, McMurry's coverage is concise yet doesn't omit any key topics. McMurry blends the traditional functional-group approach with a mechanistic approach. The primary approach, by functional group, begins with the simple and progresses to the more complex so that readers who are not yet versed in the subtleties of mechanisms are first exposed to the what of chemistry before beginning to grapple with the why. Within this primary organization, the author places a heavy emphasis on explaining the fundamental mechanistic similarities. Currently in use at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada, McMurry's Organic Chemistry is also an international bestseller from the United Kingdom to the Pacific Rim. This book has long been praised in the chemistry textbook market for its rigorous exposition, being one of the most successful and best-selling textbooks. As the author himself says, "Over the past decade, I have asked myself countless times, why did I write this book? I wrote this book because I love writing. I can change my perspective and present complex topics in my book in clear and understandable language, from which I derive great pleasure and satisfaction." Original title: "Organic Chemistry (with InfoTrac and CD-ROM), 5th."