So why are Ph.D. students still hunting for used copies? Why do professors recommend it as a "secret weapon" for understanding physical organic chemistry?
A weathered, coffee-stained hardcover book with a molecular model kit resting on top. mechanism and structure in organic chemistry by gould
Gould’s exercises often present a weird, obscure reaction you’ve never seen and ask you to predict the product using first principles. There is no "Google it." You have to draw resonance structures until your hand cramps. So why are Ph
Dust it off. Read Chapter 1 on bonding. Do the first three problems. You’ll either put it down in frustration or have a "eureka" moment that changes how you see organic chemistry forever. Have you read Gould? Let me know in the comments—love it or hate it? mechanism and structure in organic chemistry by gould