essential organic chemistry. It remains an accessible and useful tool for both specialists and nonspecialists in the field. It does an excellent job both as a text for first-year graduate students and a handy reference for others."-Journal of Chemical Education "The ratio of information to price makes this book a wonderful bargain."-American Scientist New to this Fifth Edition: * Michael Smith from the University of Connecticut joins as coauthor for the Fifth Edition * Contains 20,000 valuable, selected references to the primary literature-5,000 new to this edition * 40 entirely new sections covering the most important developments in organic chemistry since the previous edition * Updated illustrations of molecular structures

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