Organic Chemistry - Hardcover

We have used a number of editions of Loudon for our second year organic course. Although each edition has represented a major advance in the presentation of new chemistry, they have all retained the lucid presentation and order of topics that attracted us to the first version. The problems and examples provide excellent reinforcement of the contents of each chapter. The inclusion of modern methodology in the newest edition will prepare students for graduate school and demonstrates the continuing evolution of organic chemistry. --Robert H. Grubbs, California Institute of Technology

My colleagues and I have used the Loudon text here at Harvard for a number of years. The latest edition of this textbook refines the author's approach to the teaching of organic chemistry on a mechanism-based approach that was first introduced by Cram and Hammond more than 50 years ago. I consider it one of the premier texts of this generation. --David Evans, Harvard University

The fifth edition of this text continues to refine the author's characteristically elegant, mechanism-based framework for introducing organic chemistry. Professor Loudon has inspired several generations of students with his clear and insightful presentation style. In no other text does the logic, power and sheer beauty of organic chemistry shine through so clearly. --Bruce Ganem, Cornell University

"Introduces organic chemistry through a mechanistic approach within a functional group framework. Contains 1,668 exercises--many of which are taken directly from the scientific literature--that encourage readers to analyze and synthesize chemical concepts. Includes modern topics such as alkene metathesis, Suzuki and Stille cross-coupling reactions, and examples drawn from contemporary medical practice."--Provided by the publisher.