Official Review: Organic Nomenclature- Simplified.

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Organic Nomenclature- Simplified." by Anthony Nwobosi and E. O Odokwo.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Organic Nomenclature: Simplified by Anthony O. Nwobosi and Edet O. Odokwo is a brilliant textbook about the IUPIC system of naming chemistry compounds, structured in an easy to understand way. What’s even better is that this book could be used as a study guide as well, as it is incredibly easy to follow and very helpful.

The contents of this book include introductions and explanations about concepts and definitions, the naming of hydrocarbons, other functional groups, aromatic compounds and the IUPAC order of priority. Nwobosi also explores rarer topics such as sulphides, sulphones, thiols, arenes and poly-functional group compounds. Along with this, there are exercises at the end of each chapter, allowing the reader to evaluate their understanding, with answers at the back of the book. This makes the book very useful, as all the information you could need about IUPAC naming is compacted into one short document.

As a pharmacy student that has been studying chemistry for the last three years, I found this book very helpful. It was written for students by a student, so Nwobosi knew exactly what a student would want when writing this book and with the help of his professor, he has created a valuable new resource.

Short pieces of text with images and diagrams to show examples make for easy understanding. Many textbooks have long paragraphs of explanations which can be intimidating, but this is not the case here. This book also shows several examples of a single concept, not just one. This makes it easy to get a broader understanding of a concept and it teaches the reader how to apply it to various scenarios.

The editing of this book is of a very high standard, and it was structured well, making it an easy and enjoyable read. I could find no evidence of spelling or grammar mistakes, and the information in the book corresponds to many other textbooks I have used throughout my time in university, making this a reliable source of information.

At the back of the book, Nwobosi claims that this book is best suited for chemistry beginners, but I disagree. I believe that anyone studying chemistry or taking a chemistry course will find this useful. I will be using it in the future as a good reference tool for the IUPAC system. Because of this, I can only give this book 4 out of 4 stars and I will be recommending it to all of my classmates.

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Organic Nomenclature- Simplified.
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[Y0landa]

The title of the book seems to define it quite well. It seems like such a complex theme as is the IUPIC system of naming compounds is explained so clearly making it easy to understand. After reading your review, I would recommend this book to anyone studying chemistry. Well done, thank You!

[AvidBibliophile]

Sounds like a very helpful and well-organized reference title, in a delightfully easy-to-approach format! Throughout my years in grad school and med school, like you, I learned firsthand which textbooks were advantageous to keep around. Glad to hear this is a good one.