Organic Chemistry Principles in Context by Mark Green

Organic Chemistry Principles in Context by Mark Green

Nylon, plexiglas, epoxy resin, and Elmer's glue; dynamite, rubber tires, and spandex. These are a few among the multitude of industrial products produced using the principles of organic chemistry, principles that are often taught to students without reference to the commercial and practical importance of the subject. The marvelous theoretical principles on which organic chemistry is based are therefore often not fully appreciated by students of this subject. Organic chemistry can appear dry, meaningless, and seemingly irrelevant.
In this textbook, designed to be used in conjunction with classic texts of organic chemistry at the undergraduate level, or standing alone for more advanced students, two experts, M. M. Green and H. A. Wittcoff bring the principles and the practice together. Written for students, and also giving much information that could be used to enhance teaching of the subject, the book, presented in ten concise chapters, combines important industrial processes with the principles of organic chemistry. The result is a source of otherwise barely accessible information. In addition, personal anecdotes from the authors' vast experience make this a fascinating and indispensable textbook for everyone wishing to enhance the appreciation of this subject.

I have never come across such an enticing mix of stories of discovery with basic chemistry! [.] With wit and enthusiasm, with a feeling for the molecule (and what makes polymers grow and tangle), Green and Wittcoff pull us into the exciting world of the interplay of organic chemistry principles and industrial practice. Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University

[.] Furthermore, the interesting stories and anecdotes liberally sprinkled throughout the book are sure to enliven any classroom discussion. Indeed, as a faculty in a small liberal arts college, I am most impressed by the book's pedagogical value in illustrating the practical side of organic chemistry.
Dasan M. Thamattoor, Colby College

Mark M. Green is a 1958 graduate of the City College of New York. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University working with Kurt Mislow followed by a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship with Carl Djerassi at Stanford University. He served as professor of chemistry at several universities with long experience in teaching organic chemistry to students of widely varying abilities. He has been at his current position at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University since 1980. Professor Green's over 40 year career of academic research has been widely recognized. He was awarded a National Science Foundation Special Creativity Award in 1995, elected chair wof the Polymer Chemistry Gordon Conference for the year 2000, elected a Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2003 and was named a winner of the Society of Polymer Science of Japan award for Outstanding Achievement in Polymer Science and Technology in 2005. He has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for pioneering work in important new areas of polymer science. He serves on the editorial board of Topics in Stereochemistry, and has served on the editorial board of the American Chemical Society journal Macromolecules. Professor Green received a Jacobs' Excellence in Teaching Award by the Polytechnic Institute of NYU in 2006. His interest in communicating science to general audiences has led to several years of writing columns for two newspapers, which are published in a blog, sciencefromaway.com. In recent years Professor Green has turned his attention to further developing his long interest in teaching organic chemistry in context by using a story-telling historical approach. His first book, Organic Chemistry Principles and Industrial Practice (2003 Wiley-VCH) written with Harold A. Wittcoff, has been widely praised as a resource for chemistry teachers seeking material to enhance their classes and has been used as a text for both chemical engineering students studying beginning organic chemistry as well as for graduate courses in the chemical sciences. Books Co-Authored and Co-Edited: Organic Chemistry Principles and Industrial Practice, Mark M. Green and Harold A. Wittcoff, Wiley-VCH, 2003. Materials-Chirality, edited by Mark M. Green, Roeland Nolte and Bert Meijer, Volume 24 in the series, Topics in Stereochemistry, Wiley-Interscience, 2003. Popular Science Articles: Sciencefromaway.com

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ISBN 13	9780615702711
ISBN 10	0615702716
Title	Organic Chemistry Principles in Context
Author	Mark M Green
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sciencefromaway
Year published	2012-10-04
Number of pages	478
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