Important References for New Bees

MistaMiyagi · Dream Team

To all new bees:

We're glad to see your interest and wish you successful dreams. An investment in the proper literature will help your dreams go far. Here are some highly recommended references to help you through your dreams:

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Books Worth Buying

Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation (5th edition)
Steven S. Zumdahl
ISBN 0-6183-4342-3
A secondary school textbook for beginning chemistry students

Barron's Organic Chemistry
J. William Suggs
ISBN 0-7641-1925-7
A college-level quick reference to organic reactions

The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual
James W. Zubrick
ISBN 0-471-12948-8
The most readable laboratory procedure guide anyone - including Rhodium - had ever seen.

Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry (5th edition)
A. I. Vogel
ISBN 0-5824-6236-3
The definitive organic chemistry reference. There is some debate, however, over which edition is best for the clandestine chemist. Several members of The Hive suggested that a bee use the 3rd edition since it contained information on purifying and synthesizing your own reagents. The 3rd edition is available here as a 20MB PDF, courtesy of The Watcher.

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Online References

Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry - courtesy java
Chemistry 101 @ 101science.Com - courtesy mannich_depression
Merck Index of Name Reactions - courtesy synthetika