[MattA147]

Hey guys just wondering are there any essential Degree level textbooks that have helped you through your course?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[AnythingButChardonnay]

Standard ones: These I bought at a discounted price from university at the start of my course:

Organic Chemistry (Clayden, Greeves...)
Inorganic Chemistry (Shriver, Atkins)
Physical Chemistry (Atkins, de Paula)
Chemical Structure and Reactivity (Keeler, Wothers)

I also bought these independently:

Quantum Mechanics for Chemistry (Hayward)
Elements of Physical Chemistry (Atkins, de Paula)
Maths for Chemistry (Monk, Munro)

OUP Primers: Oxidation and Reduction in Organic Synthesis (Donohoe) ; Pericyclic Reactions (Fleming) ; NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry (Iggo).

But then I have a phobia of libraries(!). You don't *need* this books. But the main ones at the top are useful to have at hand if you need to look something up.

[MattA147]

Thanks for your help, enjoy your evening.

[Dan1909]

Generally universities will recommend specific texts, based on how they've structured the course, and what content they're focusing on. However the list above is a great place to start if you're just looking for some further reading away/before your course.

Quick edit - The only one I'd add to the list above is "Chemistry, an introduction to organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry" by Housecroft and Constable. It's a fairly well rounded book, and covers most of the basics - A good place to start!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry-In.../dp/0131275674

[MattA147]

Thanks Dan for your reply I will keep it in mind.

[jamedz]

For a first year of an undergrad course I'd recommend Chemistry³: Introducing inorganic, organic and physical chemistry

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry%C2.../dp/0199277893

I discovered this too late during my first year and found it to be so helpful for revision, but if I'd have discovered it sooner it would be a great book to have for reference as it covers most of the things you do in first year (aside from a great deal of quantum mechanics which were on my course)

[MattA147]

Thanks for your reply I will check it out.

[Reformatsky]

The recommended books for me were Clayden etc. for Organic, Shriver etc. for Inorganic, Atkins etc. for Physical. Personally, I found Sykes more useful for Organic, a whole range of different books useful for different aspects of Inorganic, though Atkins was definitely my favourite for Physical.

[Couldxbe]

Hmm..

At my university, the 'core' textbooks were the same as the above..

However, I didn't use them once (well, I used the Atkin's table of physical constants a lot...) so I sold them at the beginning of fourth year to an unsuspecting first year!

I genuinely didn't use textbooks very much throughout my degree - journals were far more useful. If you have to go for any I'd get Oxford Chemistry Primers as they are easy to read and come in decent chunks. I also got Vincent's Group Theory, which was useful.

[MattA147]

Thanks for your comments guys, I didn't expect to get such a big response.

[abhishekjain2105]

Somebody suggest me what is the mechanism involved behind the synthesis of Ar-Cl to Ar-SH by using thiourea

[Dan1909]

(Original post by abhishekjain2105)
Somebody suggest me what is the mechanism involved behind the synthesis of Ar-Cl to Ar-SH by using thiourea

Strange place to ask us to do your homework for you, isn't it?

[lamiarBB]

Thanks Dan1909

Generally universities will recommend specific texts, based on how they've structured the course, and what content they're focusing on. However the list above is a great place to start if you're just looking for some further reading away/before your course.

Quick edit - The only one I'd add to the list above is "Chemistry, an introduction to organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry" by Housecroft and Constable. It's a fairly well rounded book, and covers most of the basics - A good place to start!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry-In.../dp/0131275674