Organic chemistry

Ball milling has emerged as a powerful tool over the past few years for effecting chemical reactions by mechanical energy.

Asymmetric C-H direct functionalization reactions are one of the most active and fascinating areas of research in organic chemistry due to their significance in the construction of molecular complexity without pre-activation, and the step economy and atom economy features in potential synthetic application.

Finding alternatives to fossil feedstocks is increasing in importance with the challenges of global warming, increasing oil prices and depleting fossil fuel reserves that we currently face.

The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds is of fundamental importance in organic synthesis, due to the wide use of these products as precursors and intermediates for many drugs, vitamins and fragrances.

Mechanochromic fluorescent (or mechanofluorochromic) materials change their emission colours (spectra) when an appropriate external mechanical force stimulus is applied.

Phosphorus-containing (co)polymers are gaining wide appeal for many uses, from healthcare and medicine to energy and environmental applications.

This series provides an unequalled source of information on an area of chemistry that continues to grow in importance.

The past decade has seen significant advances in naphthalenediimide and rylene diimide chemistry.

Hydrogels are attractive materials for uses in regenerative medicine due to their biocompatibility and high water absorbance and retention properties.

Heterocycle synthesis is one of the largest areas of modern organic chemistry.

Formulation is a key step in the drug design process, where the active drug is combined with other substances that maximise the therapeutic potential, safety and stability of the final medicinal product.

Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions constitute a powerful class of chemical methods for the creation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds used in organic synthesis, famously recognized by the 2010 Nobel Prize awarded to Richard F.

Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) isomers of linoleic acid - a compound derived from meat and dairy products.

With the increasing awareness and concern about the dependency on fossil resources and the depletion of crude oil reserves, experts from industrial biotechnology, renewable resources, green chemistry, and biorefineries are stimulating the transition from the fossil-based to the bio-based economy.

There has been much scientific interest in the behaviour of colloidal particles at liquid interfaces.

The unique physico-chemical properties of cationic polymers and their ability to be easily modified make them attractive for many biological applications.

The C-C bond is a basic building block in chemistry, and its formation is often the first step towards building more complex molecules.

Traditionally, most synthetically developed materials are hardened by heating them to an elevated temperature, a process requiring large amounts of energy and space.

Over 7000 papers are published in the field of catalysis each year.

Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) can generate a voltage when physically deformed.

The implementation of ionic liquids technologies in future biorefineries is challenging.

Heme peroxidases are widely distributed in biological systems and are involved in a wide range of processes essential for life.

Nitroxide-mediated polymerization is an important branch of controlled radical polymerization, which has revolutionised the preparation of polymer architectures and compositions.

Glycopolymers are important for cell signalling, recognition pathways, and their role in the immune system.

There is great interest in metallosupramolecular materials because of their use in magnetic, photonic and electronic materials.

Industrial and academic scientists face increasing challenges to find cost-effective and environmentally sound methods for converting natural resources into fuels, chemicals and energy.

Coverage in this annual review of the literature presents a comprehensive and critical survey of the vast field of study involving organophosphorus compounds, from phosphines and phosphonium salts through to phosphorus acid derivatives, nucleotides, ylides and phosphazenes.

The efficient synthesis of heterocycles has become one of the main branches in organic chemistry due to their use in the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceuticals.

Polymer science faces the challenge of meeting growing market demand for polymers whilst achieving sustainability through environmentally friendly processes.

Mechanochromic fluorescent (or mechanofluorochromic) materials change their emission colours (spectra) when an appropriate external mechanical force stimulus is applied.

Conducting polymers are organic, conjugated materials that offer high electrical conductivity through doping by oxidation and a wide range of unique electromechanical and electrochromic characteristics.

In recent years, a significant amount of progress has been made using green chemistry in the synthesis of synthetically useful compounds and molecules by replacing hazardous chemicals with greener alternatives.

With tremendous growth over the last five years, mechanochemistry has become one of the most important topics in current polymer science research.

Metal chelators are emerging as versatile tool with many medical applications.

Keeping up with the literature in a fast moving science discipline can be difficult so finding a distilled view of the latest progress in an area is invaluable.

Organophosphorus Chemistry provides a comprehensive and critical review of the recent literature.

All aspects of the personal care industry will be comprehensively discussed in Polymers for Personal Care Products and Cosmetics, including biological targets, safety issues, and the legal and regulatory aspects of this large industry.

Semiconducting polymers are of great interest for applications in electroluminescent devices, solar cells, batteries and diodes.

Oncogenic transcription factors are an increasingly important target for anticancer therapies.

There have been many great advances in the field of biomedical imaging in recent years, with supramolecular chemistry playing a key role in the evolution of modern imaging techniques.

Organic flexible electronics represent a highly promising technology that will provide increased functionality and the potential to meet future challenges of scalability, flexibility, low power consumption, light weight, and reduced cost.

Natural polymers have been utilized extensively in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textiles, oil drilling and paint industries.

Chemistry and Technology of Plant Substances: Chemical and Biochemical Aspects demonstrates the progress and promise of developing new chemical substances from renewable sources of chemical raw materials.

Natural Fiber Textile Composite Engineering sheds light on the area of the natural fiber textile composites with new research on their applications, the material used, the methods of preparation, the different types of polymers, the selection of raw materials, the elements of design the natural fiber textile polymer composites for a particular end use, their manufacturing techniques, and finally their life cycle assessments (LCA).

This new work, Functional Polymeric Composites: Macro to Nanoscales, focuses on new challenges, findings, opportunities, and applications in the area of polymer composites.

This book focuses on exciting new research in polymer science.

In this important volume, the structures and functions of these advanced polymer and composite systems are evaluated with respect to improved or novel performance, and the potential implications of those developments for the future of polymer-based composites and multifunctional materials are discussed.

This new book presents the authors' biomedical studies of natural degradable biopolymers (polyhydroxyalkanoates [PHAs]) and discusses the demand for medical-grade materials and modern trends, focusing on the present status and future potential of PHAs.

Engineering design teams sometimes have need of a material that may not exist because the combination of required properties is difficult to achieve.

This new book covers the synthetic as well application aspects of functional polymers.