Chemistry

Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate organic chemistry students, here's an up-to-date, in-depth textbook on the chemistry of neutral reactive intermediates--free radicals, diradicals, carbenes, nitrenes, strained rings, and antiaromatics. Includes numerous tables of physical data and extensive references to present day research in the field.

Describes several specific spectrometric techniques that are very useful in elucidating the fundamental nature of matter: EXAFS--Extended X-Ray Absorption of Fine Structure; SEXAFS--which is EXAFS applied to Surface Phenomena; and XANES--X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structures. Articles explain the phenomena and describe examples of X-ray absorption applications in several fields, including chemistry, biochemistry, catalysis, amorphous and liquid systems, synchrotron radiation, and surface phenomena. Contributors explain the underlying theory, how to set up X-ray absorption experiments, and how to analyze the details of the resulting spectra. This volume will be of particular interest to physicists, chemists, biologists, and materials scientists.

This revision retains the topical balance of the previous edition with half of the coverage devoted to organic chemistry and half to biochemistry. The underlying theme is the molecular basis of life and the text is completely up to date as evidenced by inclusion of discussions of lipoprotein complexes and the transport of cholesterol in the blood. Strong pedagogical aids include boldface terms, margin comments, worked-out examples, in- chapter exercises, illustrations, chapter summary, review questions and more. The book is designed for undergraduates in chemistry and allied health programs.

The past twenty years has seen an explosion of interest in free radicals, as their pivotal role in both chemistry and biology has come to light. This introductory textbook aims to capture this excitement for advanced level undergraduates, with particular emphasis on the importance of radical reactions in organic synthesis. The book provides a gentle, stepwise introduction to the subject, taking the student from the basic principles of radical reactions through to their applications in industry and their role in biological and environmental processes, allowing the relevance of the subject to be grasped more easily.

Suitable for advanced level undergraduates and postgraduates in chemistry and biochemistry, the book will also be invaluable for research level scientists requiring an update in the area.

The chemistry of platinum group metals is a rapidly expanding commercially important field. It is dominated by the catalytic properties of the metals. They are useful in petrochemical and general chemical plants and are becoming increasingly important as autocatalysts for pollution control. The book covers recent developments in the chemistry of the six platinum group metals, namely, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium. The material falls into three broad areas. Firstly, the occurrence, extraction and use of the metals, especially in catalysis, electrochemistry, energy and electronics. Secondly, organometallic and homogeneous catalytic chemistry and last but not least coordination chemistry including biochemistry and cancer therapy.

The work is aimed at scientists in universities and in industry using any of the six platinum group metals in research. It will be useful for those studying the compounds of the metals themselves, and those considering to use either the metals or their complexes and catalysts in their experimental work.

A text that truly embodies its name, CHEMISTRY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE connects the chemistry students learn in the classroom (principles) with real-world uses of chemistry (practice). The authors accomplish this by starting each chapter with an application drawn from a chemical field of interest and revisiting that application throughout the chapter. The Case Studies, Practice of Chemistry essays, and Ethics in Chemistry questions reinforce the connection of chemistry topics to areas such as forensics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and industry.

Gives a critical and detailed survey of the solubility in a wide range of liquids of all gases in common use. The first part covers basic theoretical and practical aspects of the measurement of solubilities of gases. Limitations in the reliability of the available data are discussed and ways of predicting approximate solubilities of gases are indicated. Tables of solubility data for dissolution in aqueous and non-aqueous solvents are also included. Also contains diagrams and graphs that show the variation of solubility with pressure or temperature. Will leave the reader with a solid overview of the differing gas solubilities under conditions commonly encountered in chemical plants and laboratories.