A Guidebook to
Mechanism in
Organic Chemistry
PETER SYKES
'The Guidebt^In this new edition several additional topics, for example the
nitrosation of amines, diazo-coupling, ester formation and
hydrolysis, anti decarboxylation, are included and many
sections of the previous edition have been rewritten in whole
or in part to clarify the argument. v,
Some press opinions of the first edition: <•
' a pleasure to read and at use ... for it is
\£t£$&1l& language, the prifttiug is good, with a
•j..tietiV type of emphasis where necessary,'and
.t>. Excellent. ... In short, Dr Sykes has written
^ which can be strongly recommended to
:ent alike.' Cambridge Review'First year ci*>- iistry undergraduates should be dancing in the
sue?-' for joy v. the news of this publication... ."The book
is >•„•.».• ;.fvlly produced and should bring home to many people
that orjiiiic Chemistry is not an over-complicated form of
cooker .'. Peter Sykes has done a really valuable job.''Dr Sykes has achieved the remarkable feat of perfu
presentation of a subject not usually in a form easily as
to the student. The reproduction of fonftulae is sple
the general presentation admirable to a icgrec. No
is felt, therefore, in unreservedly recompiling this
final B.Sc. or Dip.Tech. students.' ^-"•hnical JournalLONGNMS