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offers s. pedagogical advantage in maincyclic chemistry is now one of the largest taining a good balance throughout the fields of organic chemistry. This is harm year between iundamental concepts, apout by the rapid growth of that division sis text;, yet also takes recognition of the plications of concepts to specific cases, in "Chemical Abstracts," and also by the changes in such courses in recent years by and descriptive chemistry. number of heterocyclic organic compounds including pertinent new material and Strong features of earlier editions currently available from leading supply (clarity of expression, detailed examples experiment,^. Sufficient material has been houses. of synthetic and structurslly-diagnostic included for a sound one-semester courseI n the mirit of the hook under semtinv. methods, discussions of reaction mechthe type of course which emphasizes the anisms, attention to ntereochemistry, importance and nature of analytical numerous straightforward problems with chemistry in general, and of quantitative and the research worker. answers, material for biochemistry-orichemical analysis in particular. First, to the organic lecturer: Current, ented students, evidence of careful prooftextbooks of organic chemisdry for underJ. M. PAPPENHAGENreading) have been further refined. New graduxtes have only a chapter entitled Kenyon College material in the third edition includes Heterocycles which most often is not Gambier, Ohio spectroscopy (uv, ir, nmr, mass), the covered because "time is running out." R and S system of nomenclature, and Graduate st,udents generally do not fare Principles of Organic Chemistry hydroboration. Photochemistry is not much better; only a few receive a special covered. course in het,erocycles. The immediate T . A . Geissman, University of California, Classes using lecture-less methods of need is the integration of this dark mhLos Angeles, 3rd ed. W. If. Freeman teaching (J. CHIIM.EDUC.,44, 148 (1967); ject into established ondergrsduate orand Co., San Francisco, 1968. vii 45, 536 (1968)) would find this hook to ganic chemistry. Only then will the 883 pp. Figs and tables. 16 X 24 be eminently suitable. graduate be eqnipped t,o cope with the cm. $12. realit,ies of a large segment of current W. B. R E N F R ~ W This textbook is designed for serioua, research. Oberlin College able students in a one-year college course. How does the lecturer go about this Oberlin, Ohio Organic chemistry is presented in terms of t,ask? By reading "Principles," the general concepts. A modern, thorough teacher will see how he can do t,he joh. coverage of the subject is achieved withAlthoughthematerial is highly structured, The Principles of Heterocyclic Chemistry out presenting an mordinate amount of n. word of warning is in order. The book factual information. cannot be assimilated in one sit,ting and Alan R. Kalrilzkg, University of East, The organization of material is the same much of its content shaold be treated as Anglia, Norwich, England, and J . M . as in the second edition. A course acreference mat,erial. The teacher should Lagowski, The Universit,y of Texas, companying the chapters in order would not miss the opportunity of diacossing Austin. Academic Press, New York, have carbohydrates a t the end of the cyclic ethers, lactones, lsctams, cyclic 183 pp. Figs. February, 1968. xiv first term or beginning of the second term, amines, and diamines nnder aliphatic and tables. IF X 2X.5 cm. 86.75. and aromatic compounds in the second chemistry. Then the role of heteroThe time has arrived when chemisls term. The sequence is awkward from aromatics will he betler understood in t,he must be cognizant of the fact t,hst heterothe standpoint of laboratory work but (Continued m page A20d)
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