Bare bones crash course in ligand field theory!, 15 Nov 2003
Picture this. You are a second year undergraduate student and you havn't a clue about the effect of ligands on d - electron orbital splitting. Never fear! This bare bones introduction will
allow you to pass, just. There is a dearth of real life examples but otherwise noone can complain about this book. Maybe someday you will be a productive chemist instead of a parasitic student and it may well be because you were inspired by the symmetric elegance of ligand field theory! HA HA

Bare bones crash course in ligand field theory!, 15 Nov 2003
Picture this. You are a second year undergraduate student and you havn't a clue about the effect of ligands on d - electron orbital splitting. Never fear! This bare bones introduction will
allow you to pass, just. There is a dearth of real life examples but otherwise noone can complain about this book. Maybe someday you will be a productive chemist instead of a parasitic student and it may well be because you were inspired by the symmetric elegance of ligand field theory! HA HA

Second of Bochmann's books. Get this and the first one., 12 Jul 2004
My review for the first book "Organometallics 1" applies here. This book is much of a continuation of the first and together they form some sort of whole. It's still clearly written, explaining clearly the undergraduate organometallics material you'll be expected to know if you do a chemistry degree. Top notch introduction to the subject, the two volumes.

As an aside, I think it's wrong that the price of the Oxford primers has gone up in the last couple of years. The same books that now cost 9.99 used to be just 6.99. Some inflation!

Bare bones crash course in ligand field theory!, 15 Nov 2003
Picture this. You are a second year undergraduate student and you havn't a clue about the effect of ligands on d - electron orbital splitting. Never fear! This bare bones introduction will
allow you to pass, just. There is a dearth of real life examples but otherwise noone can complain about this book. Maybe someday you will be a productive chemist instead of a parasitic student and it may well be because you were inspired by the symmetric elegance of ligand field theory! HA HA

Second of Bochmann's books. Get this and the first one., 12 Jul 2004
My review for the first book "Organometallics 1" applies here. This book is much of a continuation of the first and together they form some sort of whole. It's still clearly written, explaining clearly the undergraduate organometallics material you'll be expected to know if you do a chemistry degree. Top notch introduction to the subject, the two volumes.

As an aside, I think it's wrong that the price of the Oxford primers has gone up in the last couple of years. The same books that now cost 9.99 used to be just 6.99. Some inflation!

Very good undergraduate intro to organometallics, 12 Jul 2004
This books is ideal for the undergraduate starting to think about organometallic chemistry. It takes you clearly through the first principles such as the 18 electron rule and different types of ligands clearly and without any guff. Interlaced with the facts are occassional snipets of history just to set things in some sort of perspective. However, the book is not exhaustive, being only thin and undergraduaty but it's well worth having all the same. Of all the Oxford Chemistry Primers series I found this book and the second volume in the same series the most helpful during my degree.

Bare bones crash course in ligand field theory!, 15 Nov 2003
Picture this. You are a second year undergraduate student and you havn't a clue about the effect of ligands on d - electron orbital splitting. Never fear! This bare bones introduction will
allow you to pass, just. There is a dearth of real life examples but otherwise noone can complain about this book. Maybe someday you will be a productive chemist instead of a parasitic student and it may well be because you were inspired by the symmetric elegance of ligand field theory! HA HA

Second of Bochmann's books. Get this and the first one., 12 Jul 2004
My review for the first book "Organometallics 1" applies here. This book is much of a continuation of the first and together they form some sort of whole. It's still clearly written, explaining clearly the undergraduate organometallics material you'll be expected to know if you do a chemistry degree. Top notch introduction to the subject, the two volumes.

As an aside, I think it's wrong that the price of the Oxford primers has gone up in the last couple of years. The same books that now cost 9.99 used to be just 6.99. Some inflation!

Very good undergraduate intro to organometallics, 12 Jul 2004
This books is ideal for the undergraduate starting to think about organometallic chemistry. It takes you clearly through the first principles such as the 18 electron rule and different types of ligands clearly and without any guff. Interlaced with the facts are occassional snipets of history just to set things in some sort of perspective. However, the book is not exhaustive, being only thin and undergraduaty but it's well worth having all the same. Of all the Oxford Chemistry Primers series I found this book and the second volume in the same series the most helpful during my degree.

Excellent teaching text, 09 Feb 2001
This is probably one of the best teaching texts on the use of transition metals in organic synthesis. Following the highly successful, almost a classic, first edition of the book, Hegedus has produced a revised second edition that maintains the clarity of expression, and continues to provide insightful details in both the mechanistic and, albeit to a lesser extent, experimental details of what at first might seem to be rather obscure reactions. It is highly recommended to both the novice and master alike.

Bare bones crash course in ligand field theory!, 15 Nov 2003
Picture this. You are a second year undergraduate student and you havn't a clue about the effect of ligands on d - electron orbital splitting. Never fear! This bare bones introduction will
allow you to pass, just. There is a dearth of real life examples but otherwise noone can complain about this book. Maybe someday you will be a productive chemist instead of a parasitic student and it may well be because you were inspired by the symmetric elegance of ligand field theory! HA HA

Second of Bochmann's books. Get this and the first one., 12 Jul 2004
My review for the first book "Organometallics 1" applies here. This book is much of a continuation of the first and together they form some sort of whole. It's still clearly written, explaining clearly the undergraduate organometallics material you'll be expected to know if you do a chemistry degree. Top notch introduction to the subject, the two volumes.

As an aside, I think it's wrong that the price of the Oxford primers has gone up in the last couple of years. The same books that now cost 9.99 used to be just 6.99. Some inflation!

Very good undergraduate intro to organometallics, 12 Jul 2004
This books is ideal for the undergraduate starting to think about organometallic chemistry. It takes you clearly through the first principles such as the 18 electron rule and different types of ligands clearly and without any guff. Interlaced with the facts are occassional snipets of history just to set things in some sort of perspective. However, the book is not exhaustive, being only thin and undergraduaty but it's well worth having all the same. Of all the Oxford Chemistry Primers series I found this book and the second volume in the same series the most helpful during my degree.

Excellent teaching text, 09 Feb 2001
This is probably one of the best teaching texts on the use of transition metals in organic synthesis. Following the highly successful, almost a classic, first edition of the book, Hegedus has produced a revised second edition that maintains the clarity of expression, and continues to provide insightful details in both the mechanistic and, albeit to a lesser extent, experimental details of what at first might seem to be rather obscure reactions. It is highly recommended to both the novice and master alike.

Invaluable tool for modern practical chemistry, 24 Apr 2001
Particularly useful for a new member of a research group dealing with organometallics, or someone moving into this area. Also a very useful reference guide for the more experienced synthetic chemist. Very readable introduction which gives advice not only on doing research but how to get work done efficently with other members of the group and a guide on practical note keeping. The main chapters are more for chemists with at least graduate level (or final year undergraduate) knowledge of the subject. A book that you will refer to nearly everday when you get it and at least once a month once you've read it.

Bare bones crash course in ligand field theory!, 15 Nov 2003
Picture this. You are a second year undergraduate student and you havn't a clue about the effect of ligands on d - electron orbital splitting. Never fear! This bare bones introduction will
allow you to pass, just. There is a dearth of real life examples but otherwise noone can complain about this book. Maybe someday you will be a productive chemist instead of a parasitic student and it may well be because you were inspired by the symmetric elegance of ligand field theory! HA HA

Second of Bochmann's books. Get this and the first one., 12 Jul 2004
My review for the first book "Organometallics 1" applies here. This book is much of a continuation of the first and together they form some sort of whole. It's still clearly written, explaining clearly the undergraduate organometallics material you'll be expected to know if you do a chemistry degree. Top notch introduction to the subject, the two volumes.

As an aside, I think it's wrong that the price of the Oxford primers has gone up in the last couple of years. The same books that now cost 9.99 used to be just 6.99. Some inflation!

Very good undergraduate intro to organometallics, 12 Jul 2004
This books is ideal for the undergraduate starting to think about organometallic chemistry. It takes you clearly through the first principles such as the 18 electron rule and different types of ligands clearly and without any guff. Interlaced with the facts are occassional snipets of history just to set things in some sort of perspective. However, the book is not exhaustive, being only thin and undergraduaty but it's well worth having all the same. Of all the Oxford Chemistry Primers series I found this book and the second volume in the same series the most helpful during my degree.

Excellent teaching text, 09 Feb 2001
This is probably one of the best teaching texts on the use of transition metals in organic synthesis. Following the highly successful, almost a classic, first edition of the book, Hegedus has produced a revised second edition that maintains the clarity of expression, and continues to provide insightful details in both the mechanistic and, albeit to a lesser extent, experimental details of what at first might seem to be rather obscure reactions. It is highly recommended to both the novice and master alike.

Invaluable tool for modern practical chemistry, 24 Apr 2001
Particularly useful for a new member of a research group dealing with organometallics, or someone moving into this area. Also a very useful reference guide for the more experienced synthetic chemist. Very readable introduction which gives advice not only on doing research but how to get work done efficently with other members of the group and a guide on practical note keeping. The main chapters are more for chemists with at least graduate level (or final year undergraduate) knowledge of the subject. A book that you will refer to nearly everday when you get it and at least once a month once you've read it.

Organotransition Metal Chemistry, 07 Jan 2004
An essential book if taking a course that is anywhere near relevant to this book. It explains everthing in such understandable english, even silly old me can understand it! Well worth the money.

Refreshing Overview, 21 Nov 2003
Having taught organometallic chemistry courses for a number of years, I have been dissappointed by the lack of an economical specialist text to refer my students to. This offering from the RSC tutorial series is excellent and I recommend it strongly as an alternative to the somewhat dated Bochmann primers. What distinguishes this text it the focus on reactivity, and the way it manages to bring together appartently disparate organometallic reactions within generalised themes. Perhaps in some instances, this may be premature or perhaps it merely reveals unusual insight on the part of the author. There is a remarkable wealth of material presented and the graphics are excellent, with the use of two colours being put to great effect. A thoroughly good read which I storngly recommend to freshman taking any course in either inorganic or organic chemistry that touch on the fascinating field of organotransition metal chemistry.