For Intermediate Graduate Students

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Theory and Philosophy

1. The Tour of Collective Wisdom for opinions from the synthetic organic chemistry community.
2. A Day in the Life of Successful Graduate Student or Post-doctoral Researcher.
3. 1,2,3...PhD
4. THE FAQ: Major Stumbling Blocks in Ph.D. Research.

Resources

1. Desert Island tools, tables, charts, and graphs.
2. Magic Formulas
3. Always and Never: Basic practical tips for laboratory.
4. Rules of Thumb: Numerical guidelines for experimental success.
5. Troubleshooting
6. How To carry out specific procedures in the laboratory.
7. How to Handle: advice for working with specific classes of tricky compounds.
8. Q and A: A Discussion Forum: if you have a specialized question that other synthetic chemists might be able to address, post it here.