Organic chemist's desk reference /

This "desk reference" continues to evolve in its second edition (1st ed., 1995, by P. Rhodes and R. Purchase) to serve the changing disciplinary breadth of organic chemistry and the expanding knowledge base that students must assimilate. Conveniently organized by topic, this volume collects a wide range of experimental and chemical literature details that are often difficult to reference or retrieve, and consolidates them into a rich resource. The first two-thirds of this edition emphasizes fundamental concepts such as nomenclature (including ring systems) and literature competency; then the content changes to tabulated data covering spectroscopy, chemical properties, and compatibilities. The brief text that accompanies each topic is accessible to both undergraduate students and practitioners of overlapping scientific fields. This extensively updated new work supplants the first edition and should be in scientific reference collections. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic and professional audiences, all levels. G. A. Slough Kalamazoo College