Books and Other References

If you do not already have the following books, I highly recommended you add them to your personal library (I am not endorsing buying these off of Amazon.com, but the link their does provide useful information about the book, especially the ISBN number):

Advanced Organic Chemistry : Reactions Mechanisms Structure, Smith and March

Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, Greene and Wuts

Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry, Lowry and Richardson

Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds, Silverstein and Webster

There are many other books that you should be well aware of for their information content. Most of these are either in the lab or in my office. You should know which books are called for in different situations:

Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, Amarego and Perrin

The Chemist's Companion, Gordon and Ford

Reactions and Syntheses in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Tietze & Eicher

Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry , Vogel

Comprehensive Organic Transformations, Larock

Name Reactions and Reagents in Organic Synthesis, Mundy

Advanced Organic Chemistry : Structure and Mechanisms (Part A) and Advanced Organic Chemistry : Reactions and Synthesis (Part B), Carey and Sundberg

Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds, Eliel

Oxidations in Organic Chemistry, Hudlicky

Reductions in Organic Chemistry, Hudlicky

It is often difficult finding information about topics outisde of your major area of interest that are on an appropriate level to allow you to learn quickly without being overwhelmed, yet learn at a sufficient level of depth as to use your new-found knowledge effectively. I have encountered several books that I have found particularly useful in this regard. They are listed here:

Reaction Kinetics, Pilling and Seakins

Understanding Laser Technology: An Intuitive Introduction to Basic and Advanced Laser Concepts, Hitz (New Edition: Understanding Laser Technology, Hitz, Ewing, Hecht)

Following is a list of articles that are useful for different reasons. Some describe techniques, some are review articles, and some are seminar references:

"Rapid Chromatographic Technique for Preparative Separations with Moderate Resolution" Still, Kahn, and Mitra J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 2923-2925.

Error! Hyperlink reference not valid., T. H. Maiman, Nature, 6 Aug. 1960, 187(4736), 493-4.

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