Organic Chemistry

O.K. Let's face it: what could be more boring than Organic Chemistry - right? WRONG! Morrison and Boyd's Organic Chemistry takes the pallid and dry subject of Organic Chemistry and imbues it with a vitality and interest that will stupefy you. Trust me, you cannot begin to fathom how effective this book is at making its subject interesting and more importantly understandable. The authors are brilliant at introducing a complex and arcane topic, incrementally building slowly and confidently a framework of knowledge and information that nearly makes, of all things, intuitive sense when they are through. Every educator should study Morrison and Boyd in an attempt to appreciate how it works its magic. I can say without reservation, this is the text book against which all others should be measured. You will not be disappointed.

I am a practicing physician now and have been for almost 20 years. I used one of the earlier editions of this wonderful text book while attending LSU in Baton Rouge, La. Althought I majored in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry, my natural intimidation of chemistry made me "fear" my first encounter with Organic Chemistry. At LSU we used Morrison and Boyd. This text and the way it is written made the experience most enjoyable. It is concise and very well written with emphasis made easily on key issues that build step by step a strong platform from which to learn organic chemistry. My niece is now at Duke University in Pre-Med, and reminded me s of my nervousness as the time approaches for her to tackle this subject. Although her university does not apparently use this text ,I highly recommended this text to her as a wonderful companion to whatever text her university used. I whole-heartedly recommend this text for anyone about to face this wonderful subject and want to easily understand some complex principles.

I am not a Chemistry major, however I found Morrison & Boyd interesting. I used this book in high school for about 50% percent of the Chemistry syllabus in high school related to organic chemistry. The style of the authors was refreshing, and I found it easy to read large sections in short periods. I also found it easy to recall a lot of points as the book was written in such a way as to lead you from one point to the other, which style is the best for organic chemistry. Again, I used this book for a chemistry course in my freshman year, and I did not regret the decision. A wonderful book, it is a phenomenon in publishing.

This book is one of the best Organic Chemiastry texts I have used. It has the clearest presentation of stereochemistry and mechanism, and is second only to Louden's text in volume of reactions. An excellent book.

I used this book for my undergrad and grad and I would consider this is as the best book for Organic Chem fundamentals. Mechanisms were dealt in a very simplistic and clear way which enable the reader to comprehend the subject easily. A Must read book for any person who is interested to learn Organic Chemistry....