Principles of organic chemistry

By James English

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070852057
• ISBN13: 9780070852051
• Release Date: December 1971
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.

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