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Recently I've been reading "The Wild Book" which applies semigroup theory to, among other things, chemical reactions. If I google for mathematics and chemistry together, most of the results are to do with physical chemistry: cond-mat, fluids, QM of molecules, and analysis of spectra. I'm more interested in learning about biochemistry, molecular biology, and organic chemistry — and would prefer to learn from a mathematical perspective.

What other books aim to teach (bio- || organic) chemistry specifically to those with a mathematical background?

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    Graph theory turns up a lot in, say, isomer enumeration, as well as the proper nomenclature of polycyclic molecules. (Point-)group theory becomes a bit important when you consider the Woodward-Hoffmann rules...2011-10-08
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    ...but oh yeah, on the matter of books: I'm not quite sure there are that many books considering organic chemistry from a mathematical perspective; after all *organikers* prefer to get their hands dirty with experiments, as opposed to theorizing how electrophile so-and-so will attack some substrate... that is, unless they're at the stage of justifying why they got a particular product and not the expected one. In any event, you'll want to see [this](http://books.google.com/books?id=dgjwAAAAMAAJ) and [this](http://books.google.com/books?id=fTcWUqwfEvMC)...2011-10-08
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    I think the title of this question is the wrong way around. It should read "Mathematical aspects in organic chemistry".2011-10-08
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    @ChristianBlatter But that's not what I'm looking for.2011-10-09
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    You might be interested in some of the writings of [Gromov](http://www.ihes.fr/~gromov/topics/recent.html). Firstly, Gromov is one of the greatest mathematicians of the last 50 years. Secondly, he has recently turned his thoughts on applying topological and geometric ideas to biology. I cannot claim that you will understand any of his work, but it all makes me smile...2013-07-17

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