Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry (5th Edition)6 reviews
A.I. Vogel, A.R. Tatchell, ...

Prentice Hall, 1996

The Bible for Organic Laboratory

+ Vogel is the man
+ The ultimate textbook on practical organic synthesis
+ good text, forbidding price
  
  











  



  
Comprehensive Organic Transformations: A Guide to Functional Group Preparations9 reviews
Richard C. Larock

Wiley-VCH, 1999

review/comment in response to foregoing poor reviews

+ A must have for any medicinal chemist
+ Agreed - a must have for the practicing organic chemist
+ Ignore the non-chemists reviewing this book.
  
  











  



  
The Chemist's Companion: A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References1 review
Arnold J. Gordon, Richard A. Ford

Wiley, 1972

a great resource for a laboratory scientist

"The Chemist Companion" is a must for the laboratory scientist. It is an invaluable resource for everyday questions like recipes for solvent mixtures, cooling baths, cleaning baths, etc. The index is straightforward and easy to use. Much of the information is in easy-to-read tables. Information is ...
  
  











  



  
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Structure and Mechanisms (Part A) (Advanced Organic Chemistry / Part A: Structure ...14 reviews
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg

Springer, 2004

Dr. Carey serves up a smash hit!!

+ Most Advanced Organic Chemistry used book
+ Comments on Carey 2007

Everyone in the world of organic chemistry knows of Dr. Carey and the great author and chemist he is. Hardly anyone could compare with the way he slides from subject to subject, explaining in detail and ease subjects that can be rather difficult to grasp. However, his method, because of his ...
  
  











  



  
Compendium Of Chemical Terminology Softcover (IUPAC chemical data series)
GoLd/Loening/mc

CRC, 1991

This compendium is an alphabetical listing of terms used in chemistry, with the definitions recommended by various IUPAC commissions dealing with nomenclature and terminology. Terms from physical, inorganic, organic, macromolecular, and analytical chemistry published up to the end of 1985 are included. The book differs from other chemical dictionaries in that the definitions are truly ...
  
  











  



  
Principles of Polymerization6 reviews
George Odian

Wiley-Interscience, 2004

Must read for polymer chemistry!

+ Great text book!
+ A handy reference
+ Impressive, despite recent reviews to the contrary.
  
  











  



  
A Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Paperback Reference)4 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

An indispensable A-level chemistry guide

+ great reference
+ Beneficial to Veteran Chemists as Well
+ Very Comprehensive
  
  











  



  
Guidebook to Organic Synthesis (3rd Edition)
R. Mackie, D.M. Smith, ...

Prentice Hall, 2000

This edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to take account of recent developments. It emphasises the basic principles of the subject which remain essentially unchanged. The first ten chapters lay the ground work for carbon-carbon bond formation, functional group transformations, etc. with detailed additions which reflect new work. The remaining chapters on boron, phosphorus and ...
  
  











  



  
The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors3 reviews

An American Chemical Society Publication, 1997

Excellent

+ The ACS Style Guide : A Manual for Authors and Editors

The American Chemical Society has done an excellent job in compiling this invaluable resource for its members. It encompasses everything you could possible want to know about writing a scientific paper, posters, letters to the editor, press releases, naming and numbering of chemical compounds, ...
  
  











  



  
Writing the Laboratory Notebook (American Chemical Society Publication)4 reviews
Howard M. Kanare

An American Chemical Society Publication, 1985

Good summary of standard industrial practice

+ Tradition can save the reality
+ timeless guidance
+ Thorough Guide to Keeping an Industrial Laboratory Notebook
  
  











  



  
Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, Fifth Edition5 reviews
W. L. F. Armarego

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

Great for the "Synthetic" Chemist

+ An Absolute Essential for Chemists!
+ Great for the Organic Chemist

This is an indispensible resource for any synthetic chemist, either organic or inorganic (not sure about the biochemical section). This book has concise, informative entries on the purification of a vast number of common solvents and reagents. I don't know how any chemist can survive without ...
  
  











  



  
Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis (4th Edition)
W. Carruthers, Iain Coldham

Cambridge University Press, 2004

Covering modern methods in organic synthesis, the fourth edition of this well-known textbook demonstrates their value, scope and use in the synthesis of complex molecules. All the text from the third edition has been completely re-written, making this an up-to-date account of current methods. A valuable textbook for students of chemistry and biochemistry at the graduate and senior undergraduate ...
  
  











  



  
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Structure and Mechanisms (Part A) (Advanced Organic Chemistry / Part A: Structure ...14 reviews
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg

Springer, 2004

Dr. Carey serves up a smash hit!!

+ Most Advanced Organic Chemistry used book
+ Comments on Carey 2007

Everyone in the world of organic chemistry knows of Dr. Carey and the great author and chemist he is. Hardly anyone could compare with the way he slides from subject to subject, explaining in detail and ease subjects that can be rather difficult to grasp. However, his method, because of his ...
  
  











  



  
Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis (4th Edition)
W. Carruthers, Iain Coldham

Cambridge University Press, 2004

Covering modern methods in organic synthesis, the fourth edition of this well-known textbook demonstrates their value, scope and use in the synthesis of complex molecules. All the text from the third edition has been completely re-written, making this an up-to-date account of current methods. A valuable textbook for students of chemistry and biochemistry at the graduate and senior undergraduate ...
  
  











  



  
A Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Paperback Reference)4 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

An indispensable A-level chemistry guide

+ great reference
+ Beneficial to Veteran Chemists as Well
+ Very Comprehensive
  
  











  



  
Guidebook to Organic Synthesis (3rd Edition)
R. Mackie, D.M. Smith, ...

Prentice Hall, 2000

This edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to take account of recent developments. It emphasises the basic principles of the subject which remain essentially unchanged. The first ten chapters lay the ground work for carbon-carbon bond formation, functional group transformations, etc. with detailed additions which reflect new work. The remaining chapters on boron, phosphorus and ...
  
  











  



  
Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, Fifth Edition5 reviews
W. L. F. Armarego

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

Great for the "Synthetic" Chemist

+ An Absolute Essential for Chemists!
+ Great for the Organic Chemist

This is an indispensible resource for any synthetic chemist, either organic or inorganic (not sure about the biochemical section). This book has concise, informative entries on the purification of a vast number of common solvents and reagents. I don't know how any chemist can survive without ...
  
  











  



  
Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry (5th Edition)6 reviews
A.I. Vogel, A.R. Tatchell, ...

Prentice Hall, 1996

The Bible for Organic Laboratory

+ Vogel is the man
+ The ultimate textbook on practical organic synthesis
+ good text, forbidding price
  
  











  



  
Comprehensive Organic Transformations: A Guide to Functional Group Preparations9 reviews
Richard C. Larock

Wiley-VCH, 1999

review/comment in response to foregoing poor reviews

+ A must have for any medicinal chemist
+ Agreed - a must have for the practicing organic chemist
+ Ignore the non-chemists reviewing this book.
  
  











  



  
The Chemist's Companion: A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References1 review
Arnold J. Gordon, Richard A. Ford

Wiley, 1972

a great resource for a laboratory scientist

"The Chemist Companion" is a must for the laboratory scientist. It is an invaluable resource for everyday questions like recipes for solvent mixtures, cooling baths, cleaning baths, etc. The index is straightforward and easy to use. Much of the information is in easy-to-read tables. Information is ...