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Organic Chemistry, Fourth Edition: Structure and Function
K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0716743744
ISBN-13: 9780716743743
Publication Date: 2002-08-06
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 1203


Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) best textbook   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
this book is recomanded for any people who are interested in organic chemistry.it is so easy to read and understand

2) good for self-teaching; make sure you get the associated solutions manual   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
this book is great for two main reasons:1) the way my orgo class is set up, the prof teaches pretty much out of the book. so i mean if you don't go to class, that's fine. reason for that? because we use this text, which does a great job of explaining everything. it covers all the models that can help you more easily visualize things in your mind, like orbital-level models when visualizing mechanisms. while some of the earlier chapters, like the one on stereochemistry, can still be a little confusing, the text is overall well-written.GRADE: A-2) PROBLEMS: problems are the bread and butter for doing well in orgo. this book provides a lot of problems and equips you to think in the right way in order to do well in any organic class. furthermore, the problems are pretty appropriate; there are none that are too difficult given the material that is actually covered in the textbook. i highly recommend getting the solutions manual for the sole reason of checking answers. if you hope to find a solutions manual that will explain why you did something wrong, you'll be left disappointed as it will only leave you more confused in its attempt to explain how it arrived at the right answer.

3) The best book for chem majors   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
After one term of having this book, I decided to becomea chemist. It grabbed me really hard and made me realizethe complexity and wonder of chemistry (something I hadn't experienced with freshman chem.) If you are a chemistry major, this is definitely the book you will want to use. If your prof is using a different text, I'd definitely keep a copy of this one to use as a second opinion, at least. It is extremely well-written and it's written at a high level. In other words, itdoesn't just string you along and give you the basics...it delves deeply into reaction mechanisms and what isactually happening in each reaction. Product yields formany reactions are included, and this is quite useful.The writing style makes you learn a new way of thinking - that of a scientist. At times, the syntax is a little "brainy"(they refer to acetone by its IUPAC name, "propanone",for instance, and they refer to ethylene oxide as "oxacyclopropane".) I had an earlier version of this book in class when I took organic many years ago, but the revisions are mostly in presentation and in the problem sets. True, the problems in each chapter are not always good. If your instructor is good, they will provide their own problems to supplement the book's. But my suggestion is to go ahead and just do a web search for old exams and problems given by profs at other schools. Many of these are great and will give you tons of insight. For those who have already graduated, this is a good and up-to-date book to keep with you in your graduate studies or in the lab if you work in such a capacity.

4) I Love Vollhardt   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
After perusing several other texts at different colleges, I have come to the conclusion that the Vollhardt book is indeed a well done text. Although more examples would have been nice, I feel that the reactions are done in a straightforward manner and the Chemical Highlights provided are fantastically interesting. The Viagra synthesis presented was very helpful in discussing yields of pharmaceutical drugs. Overall, I'd give this book a B+/A-

5) Straightforward and Clear   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I used this text for my introductory Organic chem class, and found it both easy to read and helpful. It seems well-organized and has plenty of clear examples and good chapter-end summaries. However, I would highly recommend purchasing the study guide and solutions manual as well. Many of the problems are challenging, and having this resource available is very helpful. However, at the time of this writing, the only version of this study guide available on Amazon is that for the 3rd edition, which is little good for use with the 4th edition textbook, so be sure find the proper study guide for the textbook you purchase.