47 Best Books on Organic Chemistry

We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on Organic Chemistry, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of Organic Chemistry Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on Organic Chemistry below.

Organic Chemistry I, II & III
Advanced Organic Chemistry
Physical Organic Chemistry
Applied Organic Chemistry
Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

1. Organic Chemistry I, II & III

1."Organic Chemistry" by I L Finar “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book describes the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry. Important topics included are structure of the Atom, paraffins, unsaturated hydrocarbons, halogen Derivatives of paraffins. Other topics included are Monohydric alcohols, actors, fatty acids, nitrogen compounds. This book covers the basic concepts of organic chemistry with proper examples and figures. List of journals is introduced at the start of the book for students. This book is useful for undergraduate chemistry students.

2."A Guide book to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry" by Peter Sykes “A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book discusses mechanisms in organic chemistry. This book describes the reactivity and structure of various compounds. It discusses the elimination reactions. Main topics included are Structure, reactivity, mechanism, energetics, strength of acids and bases. Other chapters included are Elimination reactions, carbanions and their reactions, radicals and their reactions, symmetry-controlled reactions. All the equations and reactions are described in detail with proper figures. This book is suitable for undergraduate chemistry students. It contains information about radicals and their reaction. The book explains the linear free-energy relationships. This book provides objective type questions for better understanding of the topic.

3."Organic Chemistry" by Clayden “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book includes the core principles of organic chemistry. Important topics discussed are organic structures, determining organic structures, structure of molecules, organic reactions. Other topics included are Equilibria, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, elimination reactions. A total of 43 chapters are discussed in this book. plenty of figures and equations are described for the better understanding of the topics. Periodic table is added at the end of the book. Students studying applied chemistry can refer to this book.

4."Organic Chemistry" by David R Klein “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book explains organic chemistry in a unique skill-based approach. Main topics discussed are representations, acid and bases, alkynes, alcohols and phenols. Other chapters such as aromatic compounds, aromatic substitution reactions, carbohydrates, lipids are also included. colourful images and figures are used to explain the chapters easily. A total of 27 chapters are discussed in this book. This book is suitable for undergraduate chemistry students.

5."Name Reactions" by Jie Jack Li “Name Reactions” Book Review: This book consists of the name reactions in organic chemistry. The name reactions included abnormal Claisen rearrangement, aldol condensation, alper carbonylation and many more. A total of 331 name reactions are added in this book. All the name reactions are discussed in detail with proper figures and references. This book is beneficial for all undergraduate or graduate students of chemistry and students preparing for examinations.

6."Basic Organic Chemistry-I" by S C Sharma and G D Gem Mathew & P R Ramachandran “basic organic chemistry-I” Book Review: This book discusses the basics of organic chemistry. Main topics are intermolecular forces of attraction, hybridization, aromatic and tautomerism. Other topics included are molecular chirality and isomerism, Stereochemistry geometrical isomerism in unsaturated and cyclic systems. Plenty of illustrations and examples are given to explain the text easily. This book is useful for undergraduate chemistry students. advertisement advertisement

7."Organic Chemistry I" by SparkNotes “Organic Chemistry I” Book Review: This is a 4-page chart which describes the important concepts of organic chemistry. Important topics included are bonding in organic compounds, geometry of molecules, common atoms in organic chemistry. Other topics mentioned are types of organic molecules and functional groups, isomerism and stereochemistry, spectroscopy of organic molecules and the electromagnetic spectrum. Diagrams and tables are provided to make the difficult concepts easy to understand. key points and summaries provided. This chart can be used by undergraduate chemistry students.

8."Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry - II" by Experienced Faculty “Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry – II” Book Review: This book covers the topics related to pharmaceutical organic chemistry. Main topics included are factors affecting electron availability, benzene and its derivatives, fats and oils. Other chapters mentioned are phenols, aromatic amines, and aromatic acids, Polynuclear hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes. Chemical reactions and figures are added to make the text easily understandable. This book is suitable for undergraduate chemistry students.

9."Organic Chemistry Volume 2" by Chittaranjan Bhakta “Organic Chemistry Volume 2” Book Review: This book includes the topics related to organic chemistry. Main topics included are synthesis and applications of various useful organic polymers, mechanism and classification of polymerization, hormones, enzymes. Other chapters included are Proteins and nucleic acids, carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids. extensive exercises with answers and hints are provided for student’s practice. a separate chapter on different types of questions asked in competitive exams is also provided. This book is useful for undergraduates of chemistry and for those who are preparing for different competitive examinations.

10."Organic Chemistry - Vol. III" by S M Mukherji “Organic Chemistry – Vol. III” Book Review: This book provides the basics of organic chemistry. Main topics included are theory and application of NMR spectroscopy, polymers, biopolymers, heterocyclic compounds. Other topics included are synthetic dyes, organic photochemistry. All the equations are explained with proper figures and diagrams. This book is useful for undergraduate chemistry students.

11."3000 Solved Problems in Organic Chemistry (Schaum's Solved Problems Series)" by Herbert Meislich and Estelle K Meislich “3000 Solved Problems in Organic Chemistry (Schaum’s Solved Problems Series)” Book Review: This book includes solved problems on chemistry. This book is compatible with classroom study materials. This book includes problem solving techniques that are important to remember. This book can be used by graduate students. It can also be used by students preparing for professional exams. The book has 3000 solved problems. The index helps to easily find the required type of problem. Problems are given with the exam point of view.

12."Organic Chemistry" by Bruice “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book follows a main guiding principle: promoting what modern students need for productive futures in business, science and medicine to recognize and maintain what they learn in organic chemistry. This book will be useful for undergraduate and graduate chemistry students studying medical chemistry or pharmaceutical chemistry.

2. Advanced Organic Chemistry

1."Advanced Problems in Organic Chemistry for JEE" by M S Chouhan

2."Advance Organic Chemistry" by Singh

3."Problems in Organic Chemistry for JEE" by Career Point “Problems in Organic Chemistry for JEE” Book Review: The book is beneficial for anyone preparing for JEE(Advanced), KVPY and Olympiads. It includes nomenclature of compounds and concept of isomerism. The book gives details of hydrocarbons, halogen derivatives, alcohol, ether, phenol, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids and amines. The book describes carbohydrates, amino acid, protein and polymers. It presents general organic chemistry and aromatic chemistry. The book provides various exercise questions along with their solutions. advertisement

4."Organic Chemistry I Workbook For Dummies" by Arthur Winter “Organic Chemistry I Workbook For Dummies” Book Review: The book explains the principles of organic chemistry. It is a simple and understandable book. The book describes the structure of molecules. The book helps in learning the chemical reactions easily. It contains a number of worked out problems for better understanding of the topic.

5."Recent Advances In Organic Chemistry" by Alfred Walter Stewart

6."Advance Practical Organic Chemistry" by and G Procter and M Casey J Leonard

7."Chemistry : Advance Chemistry" by Fidelis Lee

8."Concepts of Organic Chemistry" by O P Tandon and Pandey Himanshu “Concepts of Organic Chemistry” Book Review: The book is designed for anyone interested in knowing about organic chemistry from a basic level. This book provides various exercise questions, ranging from basic to advanced level. It contains step-by-step solutions to these questions.

9."Organic Chemistry" by Leroy G Wade “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book can be used by students for knowing about organic principles. The book explains the step-by-step mechanism of each chemical reaction. It contains details about phenols, quinones and asymmetric synthesis. The book discusses acid-base chemistry, alkyl halide, alkenes, dienes, alkynes, thiols, aromatic compounds, amines and polymers. It explains the concept of stereochemistry.

10."Principles of Organic Chemistry" by Robert J Ouellette and J David Rawn “Principles of Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book covers the main concepts of organic chemistry. topics included are structure of organic compounds, properties of organic compounds from alkenes and cycloalkanes. Other topics mentioned are Alkenes and alkynes, aromatic compounds, stereochemistry, alcohols and phenols. Exercises are added at the end of every chapter for students to practice. Summary of reactions is also added at the end of each unit for students to review the reactions quickly. This book is beneficial for chemical engineering and undergraduate chemistry students.

3. Physical Organic Chemistry

1."Modern Physical Organic Chemistry" by Eric V Anslyn and Dennis A Dougherty “Modern Physical Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book discusses modern physical organic chemistry. Main topics included are molecular structure and thermodynamics, reactivity kinetics, mechanisms, catalysis. Other important chapters mentioned are advanced concepts in electronic structure theory, photochemistry, electronic organic materials. Conversion factors and other useful data tables are added at the end in the appendix. All the chapters are discussed in detail. This book is useful for advanced chemistry students.

2."Advanced Organic Chemistry" by F A Carey and R J Sundberg “Advanced Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book provides Important topics on advanced organic chemistry. Main topics included are chemical bonding and molecular structure, stereochemistry, confirmation and stereo selectivity. Other chapters discussed are structural effects on stability and reactivity, nucleophilic substitution, polar addition and elimination reactions. At the end of every chapter problems are discussed with their respective solutions. This book is suitable for advanced chemistry students.

3."Advanced Organic Chemistry, Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure" by M B Smith and J March “Advanced Organic Chemistry, Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure” Book Review: This book discusses advanced organic chemistry with its reactions and structure. Major topics introduced are localised chemical bonding, morning weaker than covalent, stereochemistry, irradiation processes in organic chemistry. Other chapters mentioned are aliphatic substitution, electrophilic substitution, substitution reactions, delocalised chemical bond. All the chapters are discussed at a great length. all the reactions and equations are described in a detailed manner with supporting examples. Students studying advanced level chemistry can refer to this book.

4."Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry" by T H Lowry and K S Richardson “Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book describes the mechanisms and theories in organic chemistry. Main topics included are valence bond configuration, treatment of energy surface crossing, photochemical processes. Other important topics mentioned are electron spin resonance, chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization and introduction to perturbation molecular orbital. End of every chapter problems of different difficulties are described for students to practice. Appendices have transition state thermodynamics and isotope effects stated in detail. This book is useful for advanced chemistry students.

5."Organic Chemistry" by Leroy G Wade “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book mentions the major topics of organic chemistry. topics such as structure and properties of organic molecules, Structure in stereochemistry of alkenes, study of chemical reactions are discussed. Other chapters mentioned are stereochemistry, structure and synthesis of alkenes, reactions of alkenes, infrared spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy. A total of 25 chapters are discussed in great detail. This book is useful for advanced chemistry students.

6."Organic Chemistry" by Robert T Morrison and Robert N Boyd “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book is an introduction to organic chemistry. Major chapters introduced are structure and properties, methane, alkenes, stereochemistry, alkyl halides. Other topics included are Alcohols and ethers, the role of the solvent, conjugation and resonance. all the topics are discussed with proper equations and figures. Students studying advanced level chemistry can refer to this book.

7."Physical Organic Chemistry (Advanced Chemistry)" by Jack Hine

8."Physical Organic Chemistry: The Fundamental Concepts" by Calvin D Ritchie “Physical Organic Chemistry: The Fundamental Concepts” Book Review: This book discusses the core principles of physical organic chemistry. Main topics included are rate loss and the treatment of simultaneous and consecutive reactions, matrix algebra, kinetic information in the elucidation of reaction mechanisms. Other topics mention our molecular orbital theory, conservation of orbital symmetry, acidity functions and acid base catalysis. A lot of examples are provided in each chapter for clear understanding of the concepts. Around 244 programmed exercises and answers are provided in this book. This book is useful for advanced chemistry students.

9."Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach" by Donald A McQuarrie and John D Simon “Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach” Book Review: This book describes the physical chemistry in a molecular approach. Major topics introduced are quantum theory, classical wave equation, Schrodinger’s equation, computational quantum chemistry. Other topics included are bonding in a polyatomic molecule, matrices, group theory, the properties of gases. A total of 31 chapters are discussed in this book. over 1400 problems with complete solutions are provided in this book for student’s practice. This book is suitable for advanced chemistry students.

10."Chemistry: An Introduction to Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry" by Prof Catherine Housecroft and Prof Edwin Constable “Chemistry: An Introduction to Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry” Book Review: This book is an introduction to organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. Major topics included are thermochemistry, atoms and atomic structure, ions, mass spectrometry. Other chapters mentioned are vibrational and rotational spectroscopy, reaction kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics. 35 chapters are discussed in this book at a great length. worked out examples are discussed throughout this book. End of chapter problems are described so that students can practice. Students studying general chemistry can use this book.

4. Applied Organic Chemistry

1."Applied Organic Chemistry" by E Kilner and D M Samuel

2."Applied Organic Chemistry" by Reddy R “Applied Organic Chemistry” Book Review: This book explains the latest applications of organic chemistry in-depth. It provides a detailed demonstration of the concepts of organic chemistry and its application to chemical processes. The chapters are written in a simple, clear and logically organized manner. It includes numerous real-world examples to help students to understand complex concepts. This is useful for chemistry students at graduate and postgraduate levels to develop strong knowledge into chemical technology.

3."General, Organic, and Biochemistry: An Applied Approach" by James Armstrong “General, Organic, and Biochemistry: An Applied Approach” Book Review: This book is focused, easy-to-understand and written with numerous applications to medicine and health. This book is designed to build problem-solving skills and understand health-related chemistry. It contains a problem-solving approach with demonstrating major topics with examples. The book provides chapter-end exercises to help review for quizzes and tests.

4."Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction" by Graham Patrick “Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction” Book Review: This book covers the complete range of organic compounds and their different roles. It starts with the structures and properties of the basic groups of organic compounds in areas of pharmaceuticals, polymers, food and drink, petrochemicals, and nanotechnology. It provides new applications and discusses the challenges of working with carbon compounds. The book also explains the techniques used in the organic chemistry field.

5."Student Solutions Manual for Armstrong’s General, Organic, and Biochemistry: An Applied Approach" by James Armstrong

5. Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

1."Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function" by P Volhardt and N Schore “Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function” Book Review: This book covers the basics of organic chemistry in a student-friendly way. The book has a feature called Info Box, which gives us interesting information on topics. This book has plenty of examples to improve our understanding of the subject. This book clearly explains concepts like Stereochemistry, Ionic Reactions, Radical Reactions, Aromatic Compounds, Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis and many more. This book has chapter-end exercises to test our understanding. The solutions are provided for the exercises in a separate manual. This book is suitable for students learning Organic chemistry.

2."Organic Chemistry" by T W G Solomons and C B Fryhle “Organic Chemistry” Book Review: The book starts with explaining Bonding and Molecular Structure which is a fundamental concept in organic chemistry. This book has a quiz section with answers provided at the book back to test your knowledge on the topics you’ve learned. This book is written in simple English. Topics like Acids and Bases, Alkenes and Alkynes, Aromatic Compounds, Amines, Carbohydrates, Reactions of Aromatic Compounds are clearly explained. This book has a high level of explanations of concepts. The problems are exciting and challenging with solutions available in a separate solution manual. This book is a helper for exam preparations.

3."Organic Chemistry" by R T Morrison and R N Boyd

4."Concise Inorganic Chemistry" by J D Lee “Concise Inorganic Chemistry” Book Review: This book has experiments to explore the reactions practically. Topics like atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonding and a lot more are covered. Separate chapters are provided for the individual group elements(10, 11, 12, etc.) in the periodic table. This book is written in simple English. At the end of the book, a table related to melting & boiling points is provided. Special care is given to concepts like hydrogen, s-blocks, p-blocks, d-blocks, f-blocks, nucleus and spectra. This book is suitable for inorganic chemistry beginners and to prepare for competitive exams.

5."Chemical Principles and Applications" by M J Sienko and R A Plane

6."General Chemistry" by D D Ebbing “General Chemistry” Book Review: The book starts with chapter Chemistry and Measurement, which is a fundamental of chemistry. Real-time applications are provided for the concepts you learn. The concepts are illustrated with the help of colourful images. Topics like Atoms, Molecules, Ions, Chemical Reactions, Thermochemistry, Quantum Theory of the Atom, Electron Configurations and Periodicity, Ionic and Covalent Bonding and many more are discussed. At each chapter-end Example, quiz, and Practice, questions are provided to test and increase our knowledge of the concepts. Definitions of all chemical terms is given at the book-end as Glossary. Thermodynamic quantities of ions are provided as an appendix in this book. This book is suitable for students in chemistry stream.

7."Chemistry: Introducing Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry" by Andy Burrows and Andy Parsons “Chemistry: Introducing Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry” Book Review: The book commences with explaining basic terms in chemistry. Topics like Atomic structure and properties, Di-atomic molecules, polyatomic molecules, acids, bases, Reactions Kinetics, Electrochemistry and a lot more are discussed in detail. Examples are offered to increase our understanding of the concepts. Advanced concepts like s-Block, P-block and d-block elements are taken up in detail. This book is filled with colour images, and the book also has colourful fonts to create engaging content. Summary, concept review, and Key equations are given at the end of each chapter to review our understanding.

9."The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms" by Robert B Grossman “The Art of Writing Reasonable Organic Reaction Mechanisms” Book Review: This book covers topics like Polar Reactions under basic & acidic conditions, Pericyclic Reactions, Free-Radical Reactions, catalyzed reactions and many more are elaborately covered. The book discusses common mechanistic pathways and suggests practical tips for drawing them. A section called Common error alert is included in this book, to alert the reader about the common pitfalls. This book has solved exercises and unsolved problems to increase and test our knowledge of the concepts. This book is a good resource for the students in organic chemistry with intermediate knowledge.

10."Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic: With Experiments" by Charles Loudon Bloxam “Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic: With Experiments” Book Review: This book focuses on experiments for demonstrating the properties of the organic and inorganic compounds. Experiments are included with step by step procedures to get practical knowledge on the chemical compounds. This book has creative diagrams to explain the concepts. Topics like Acetylene, Action of HCl on metals, Hypochlorous acid, Bisulphides of silicon and many more are clearly discussed in this book. The text is written in simple English with the legible font style. This book is suitable for persons who want to explore chemical compounds by doing experiments.

11."Practice Makes Perfect Organic Chemistry (Practice Makes Perfect Series)" by Marian Dewane and Thomas J Greenbowe “Practice Makes Perfect Organic Chemistry (Practice Makes Perfect Series)” Book Review: This book covers the problems and solutions of organic chemistry. Different exercises are given in the book. The book provides topics such as properties of organic compounds, molecular geometry, isomers, nomenclature and carboxylic acids. Information on acid base reactions, ester formation and alcohol structure are mentioned in this book.

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