From the reviews of the Fourth Edition ... "March has been uncompromising in his search for clarity and utility in presentations of a wide variety of essential organic chemistry. It remains an accessible and useful tool for both specialists and nonspecialists in the field. It does an excellent job both as a text for first-year graduate students and a handy reference for others."-Journal of Chemical Education "The ratio of information to price makes this book a wonderful bargain."-American Scientist New to this Fifth * Michael Smith from the University of Connecticut joins as coauthor for the Fifth Edition * Contains 20,000 valuable, selected references to the primary literature-5,000 new to this edition * 40 entirely new sections covering the most important developments in organic chemistry since the previous edition * Updated illustrations of molecular structures
Michael Bryant Smith earned a B.S. in Chemistry (1969) from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (1977) from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
He was occupied as Visiting Professor at the Katholieke Universiteit van Leuven (Catholic University Louvain), Belgium (1986); Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut (1979-1987); Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut (1987-1994) and Professor at the University of Connecticut (1994-)