Protecting Groups Reviewed

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3rd Edition Reviews

"There are two major classes of books in a professional library. First, there are the books that you read once and never take off the shelf again. These are always easily identified because they have shiny bindings and look nice on the shelves. Then there are those books that are so indispensable that you find yourself referring to them almost every day. Over time, their bindings become broken and the cover becomes shopworn. They are respected members of your professional family. This book by Kocienski will definitely fall into this latter category. It possesses a number of noteworthy features: it is well organized, covers useful information, and is eminently readable - an excellent combination." Philip DeShong, University of Maryland, USA (Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 128, No. 21, 2006). To read the full review as a pdf click here.

"Le chimiste des sucres que je suis a été durant toute sa carrière académique confronté, de façon inévitable, aux problèmes de protection-déprotection. Pourquoi les groupements protecteurs ont-ils mauvaise presse ? Lorsqu’un alpiniste de talent chemine sur une paroi verticale, on n’admire que la beauté du geste ascensionnel et l’atteinte de l’objectif ; on se soucie finalement assez peu de l’emploi du matériel dont il se libère au fil de sa progression. " Prof. Pierre Sinay, Membre de l'Académie des Sciences, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (Published in l'Actualite Chimique, April 2006). To read the full review as a pdf click here.

"What would one with some experience in organic chemistry expect to find in a 668-page, third edition of a book, entitled Protecting Groups? How does one presume it to be organized? These questions become somewhat irrelevant after you have read Philip Kocienski’s book because you come to realize that it takes much more than experience in organic synthesis to produce the book Prof. Kocienski did." Dr. Vihra Yomtova, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Published in Khimiya/Chemistry. Bulgarian Journal of Chemical Education (2006), Vol.15, Issue 1). To read the full review as a pdf click here.

"The paperback edition of the 3rd edition of Kocienski’s Protection Groups has now appeared. It is beautifully written and produced and represents fantastic value for the money. (...) The book is a joy to read yet is essentially a reference book too, assisted by its clear organisation and useful index. It is by far the best book on protection groups but is different from the other important book, by Greene and Wuts, on the same subject. You need both books, but with Kocienski’s book, now in paperback at a lower price, it can and should be on every chemist’s bookshelf as well as in the library. Highly recommended!" T. Laird, Scientific Update, UK (Published in Organic Process Research & Development (2005) 9, 520). You can read the full review if you are subscribed at http://pubs.acs.org/journals/oprdfk

Protecting Groups, by Philip J. Kocienski, is one of those books about which one can say that, if it had not already existed, it would have been necessary to write it. (...) It is outstandingly suitable as a student textbook to accompany a lecture course, but can also serve as a reference source to provide valuable ideas to help the experimentalist in developing protecting group strategies. (...) Therefore, I can recommend without hesitation that one should buy this new edition.” C. Vogel, Universität Rostock, Germany (Published in Angewandte Chemie Interntl. Ed. (2005) 2, 183). You can read the full review if you are subscribed at www.wileyinterscience.com

"...(Protecting Groups) provides the reader with an in-depth treatise about protecting groups.(...) One has to say that the schemes are beautiful and very aesthetical.(...) Kocienski has included some philosophical and witty statements that are highly refreshing and pithy. (...) Clearly, the book is an amazing compilation of organic chemistry and one must compliment Professor Kocienski on this fantastic selection of suitable examples..." Martin E. Maier, Institut für Organische Chemie, Germany (Published in Adv. Synth. Catal. (2004) 346, 583). To read the full review as a pdf click here.

"Protecting Groups by Philip Kocienski is one of the most successful books on this topic. The quality has improved substantially from the first to the third edition, making the present book comparable to the standard reference work, "Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis".(...) Protecting Groups is the better book for advanced and graduate level students who wish to learn organic synthesis tactics (...) the interesting and instructive discussions of the well-chosen examples in Kocienski's monograph are of enormous value." Editorial Review, www.organic-chemistry.org To read the full online review click here.

"This is a 'must-have' book for all organic synthesis chemists. not only does it contain a wealth of new information but also it is beautifully written and is a pure joy to read. (...) The colour coding in all the examples was helpful and provided a very rapid focus for the key transformations. I liked particularly the wide choice of examples and the breadth that was covered.(...)" S. V. Ley, University of Cambridge, UK (Published in SYNTHESIS (2004) 2, 312) To read the full review as a pdf click here.

2nd Edition Review

"...a valuable selection of the most widely used protecting groups in organic synthesis. (...) This unconventional approach allows an easy estimation of the possibilities offered by each group in a multi-step synthesis. (...) (Protecting Groups) is a valuable book for any scientist or researcher involoved in fine organic chemistry synthesis." (Published in International Journal for Physics, Chemistry and Technology of Celluose and Lignin (2001) 35, 574) To read the full review as a pdf click here.