Organic chemistry

Anion recognition plays a critical role in a range of biological processes, and a variety of receptors and carriers can be found throughout the natural world.

The use of polymers is restricted by their flammability - they may indeed initiate or propagate fire.

Interest in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as air pollutants has increased dramatically in recent years.

Vitamin C is the first book to cover the history, chemistry, biochemistry, and medical importance of vitamin C and is the first to provide an in-depth, interdisciplinary study of this essential and fascinating compound.

This new edition of The Dictionary and Substances and their Effects (DOSE) supersedes the renowned 1st edition.

"e;The Chemistry of Polymers is a concise, easy-to-read, inexpensive introduction to the subject and fulfils the need for a polymer text written from an applied angle.

"e;Rheology is an integral part of life, from decorative paint and movement of volcanic lava to the flow of blood in our veins.

As environmental performance becomes increasingly important, the development of man-made polymers and their associated benefits has been overshadowed by problems relating to their ultimate disposal.

Research into plant biopolymers, their structural characteristics and related physicochemical and functional properties is of increasing significance in the modern world.

Organometallic chemistry is an area which touches on, and plays an active role in, all of the traditional divisions of chemistry: inorganic, organic, physical and theoretical.

The view of organic synthesis as "e;a concentrated expression of predictive ability and creative capacity"e; was advocated in the early 1950s.

Traditionally, magnetic materials have been metals or, if inorganic compounds such as oxides, of continuous lattice type.

Supramolecular chemistry concerns the structure and function of molecular assemblies formed through weak interactions.

Spectroscopic data undoubtedly provides a great deal of useful information about organic molecules.

Organometallic chemistry is an interdisciplinary science which continues to grow at a rapid pace.

The challenge for today's new chemistry graduates is to meet society's demand for new products that have increased benefits, but without detrimental effects on the environment.

Introducing the application of free energy correlations to elucidating the mechanisms of organic and bio-organic reactions, this book provides a new and illuminating way of approaching a potentially complex topic.

Food may be nutritious, visually appealing and easy to prepare but if it does not possess desirable flavors, it will not be consumed.

Solid waste management issues are a highly emotive topic.

Many books offer coverage of the current work of top researchers, but rarely is any attempt made to look beyond the present day.

The continued and evolving significance of boron chemistry to the wider chemical community is demonstrated by the international and interdisciplinary nature of the research reported in this book.

Container Molecules and Their Guests deals with the fundamental principles and objectives that govern this rapidly developing subject and illustrates the emergence of a new field of biomimetic chemistry.

Chlorinated Organic Micropollutants addresses the sources, environmental cycles, uptake, consequences and control of many of the more important chlorinated organic micropollutants, including PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs and various chlorinated pesticides, all of which have given widespread cause for concern in relation to their environmental persistence and high toxicity, and their potential for adverse effects on humans and wildlife.

Calixarenes was the first book to be published in the `Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry' series and is also the first complete survey available of this rapidly developing field.

Simple, but beautifully versatile.

The chemistry of flavours and fragrances is of great interest to academics and industrialists alike.

Terpenoids play an important part in all our lives, from Vitamin A and hormones to perfumes and pharmaceuticals.

"e;Modern perfumery is a blend of art, science and technology, with chemistry being the central science involved.

The third edition of Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials provides a single source for all aspects of this highly challenging field of applied research.

Inorganic and organometallic polymers feature many attractive properties that are useful for the design of diverse functional materials.

One of the most exciting areas of polymer research is the study of interfacial phenomena and their practical applications.

As a result of their unique physical properties, biological membrane mimetics such as biopolymers are used in a broad range of scientific and technological applications.

As a result of their unique physical properties, biological membrane mimetics such as biopolymers are used in a broad range of scientific and technological applications.

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of human-made chemicals that are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products.

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of human-made chemicals that are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products.

Completely revised and updated, this 2nd Edition of Reactivity and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry is an ideal introduction to the quantitative description of organic reactivity for students in undergraduate and masters chemistry programmes.

This second volume chronicles the later stages of the outbreak of SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) and delineates the role of several disciplines in therapeutic and control measures highliting the response from specific coutries of note and efforts to repurpose and produce new therapeutics and vaccines.

This second volume chronicles the later stages of the outbreak of SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) and delineates the role of several disciplines in therapeutic and control measures highliting the response from specific coutries of note and efforts to repurpose and produce new therapeutics and vaccines.

In a classical kinetic resolution, two enantiomers of a racemate are transformed into chiral products at different rates with a maximum theoretical yield of 50%.

In a classical kinetic resolution, two enantiomers of a racemate are transformed into chiral products at different rates with a maximum theoretical yield of 50%.

Asymmetric autocatalysis is a reaction in which chiral compound acts as a chiral catalyst for its own production.

Asymmetric autocatalysis is a reaction in which chiral compound acts as a chiral catalyst for its own production.

Ayurvedic Medicine, or Ayurveda, is a traditional Indian health care system.

Ayurvedic Medicine, or Ayurveda, is a traditional Indian health care system.

This annual review of the literature provides a comprehensive and critical survey of a vast field of study involving organophosphorus compounds, ranging from phosphines, their chalcogenide derivatives and phosphonium salts, phosphorus (III) acid derivatives, phosphorus (V) acids, penta- and hexa-coordinated phosphorus compounds, phosphazenes and related phosphorus-nitrogen bonded compounds.

Smart materials stimulated by chemical or by logical signals hold promise for many applications, including new sensors and actuators for medicine, environmental and process control.

Smart materials stimulated by chemical or by logical signals hold promise for many applications, including new sensors and actuators for medicine, environmental and process control.

This volume looks at modern approaches to catalysis and reviews the extensive literature.

Natural products are used by the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, and extraction technologies and potential applications for plant extracts are of interest to many industrial sectors.

Natural products are used by the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, and extraction technologies and potential applications for plant extracts are of interest to many industrial sectors.