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Chemistry World July 10, 2013 Iain Smellie |
Organic chemistry principles in context: a story telling historical approach Organic Chemistry Principles in Context by Mark Green joins a large selection of excellent textbooks currently available to organic chemistry students.  |
Chemistry World November 12, 2014 Iain A Smellie |
Organic chemistry: structure, mechanism and synthesis This book contains all the key concepts one would expect in a good core organic chemistry textbook. The content also extends towards biochemistry and molecular biology.  |
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Gan Shermer |
Organic chemistry Textbook of Organic Chemistry by C. Pillai is aimed at undergraduate chemistry students who already have a basic knowledge of organic chemistry.  |
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Paul Yates |
Calculations in chemistry The book provides a useful source of chemistry calculations but would need to be used in conjunction with books on physical chemistry and mathematics as appropriate for the audience.  |
Chemistry World December 6, 2012 John Hayward |
Student inspiration The second edition of Organic Chemistry by Clayden and others, has undergone a substantial overhaul and yet still retains the features that made it quite so attractive to students in the first place.  |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Paul Duckmanton |
Chemical structure and reactivity: an integrated approach (2nd ed) Chemical structure and reactivity by Keeler and Wothers aims to topics usually covered in an undergraduate chemistry course in a more holistic way than the traditional organic, inorganic, physical boxes many are familiar with.  |
Chemistry World July 17, 2014 Karl Collins |
Organic chemistry: a mechanistic approach Aimed at undergraduate chemistry students, this relatively succinct text begins with the fundamentals of molecular structure and introduces the concept of molecular orbitals early.  |
Chemistry World August 15, 2013 Lorenzo Caggiano |
An introduction to medicinal chemistry (5th edition) An introduction to medicinal chemistry, by Graham Patrick, is exactly that and more. It is an essential text aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates studying aspects of medicinal chemistry.  |
Chemistry World July 22, 2015 Judy Hayler |
The handbook of medicinal chemistry: principles and practice The handbook of medicinal chemistry: principles and practice guides the reader through the R&D process from target validation to late stage clinical trials, via a series of chapters written by individuals in industry and academia.  |
Chemistry World June 9, 2010 |
Chemistry at Sussex under threat again The department, which topped The Guardian's 2010 university league table for chemistry, is set to lose some 40 per cent of its faculty, according to Phil Parsons, head of organic chemistry at Sussex.  |
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Paul Duckmanton |
Inorganic chemistry The depth of coverage of topics in Inorganic Chemistry by R. Gopalan, seems variable in comparison to other inorganic chemistry textbooks.  |
Chemistry World June 19, 2013 Paul Duckmanton |
Problems in structural inorganic chemistry This book by Wai-Kee Li and others, is a very welcome addition to the realm of undergraduate level textbooks.  |
Chemistry World October 31, 2013 Derek Lowe |
Natural born chemists Organic chemists may not seem like a humble group. But we should be, because we are humiliated every hour of the day by what nature accomplishes through enzyme catalysis.  |
Chemistry World April 17, 2014 Robert Jackson |
UCL chemistry department: 1828--1974 As well as describing the history of University College London chemistry, this book mentions the staff, as well as information about the buildings occupied. There's plenty of chemistry as well, which is a very nice touch.  |
Chemistry World November 5, 2013 Simon Coles |
Structure of materials: an introduction to crystallography, diffraction and symmetry Most of the clues as to the content of this book by De Graef and McHenry are in the title, apart from the fact that it really is a very comprehensive introductory text!  |
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Duncan Macquarrie |
Environmentally friendly teaching Green Organic Chemistry in Lecture and Laboratory edited by Andrew Dicks covers a wide range of key themes, ranging from the 12 principles of green chemistry via various different approaches to conventional synthetic procedures, waste management and more.  |
Chemistry World December 12, 2012 Mathew Heal |
Environmental chemistry With this new edition of Elements of Environmental Chemistry, by Ronald Hites and Jonathan Raff, comes an additional author and a slight expansion in coverage. Two new chapters -- PCBs, dioxins and flame retardants and Climate change supplement the previous ones.  |
Chemistry World December 17, 2012 Lee Cronin |
Element-centric In the new edition of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Robert Crichton has blended an element-centric approach to the subject with a biological thread that is engaging and helpful in exploring the topics in detail.  |
Chemistry World December 2007 Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline The challenge of biologics.  |
Chemistry World December 7, 2012 Ann Dixon |
Biochemistry Essentials of Biochemistry by Herbert Fromm and Mark Hargrove, is aimed at undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry students with a specific interest in the subjects of cellular metabolism and enzyme reaction mechanisms.  |
Chemistry World May 29, 2015 Derek Lowe |
Magic molecule modifiers The synthesis of a new organic molecule can be approached in several ways.  |
Chemistry World October 14, 2014 Michael Bearpark |
Photochemistry and photophysics This is a very timely book that provides an up to date presentation of photochemistry and photophysics in which the two subject areas are clearly interrelated.  |
Chemistry World June 25, 2012 |
Chemistry in Evolution In "Evolution's Destiny," the authors explore the role of chemistry in evolution, and in particular the changing role of inorganic elements in the evolution of the ecosystem.  |
Chemistry World May 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Keeping it Green Some chemistry enthusiastically labeled as green may be nothing of the kind, warn researchers who worry that mediocre -- if well-meaning -- science is damaging their subject.  |
Chemistry World August 8, 2013 Victoria Druce |
Chemistry: the impure science Chemistry: the impure science by Bensaude-Vincent and Simon, delves into the past to assert the foundations of a modern chemistry, with a concluding chapter that might propel the subject into an ethically sound and influential future.  |
Chemistry World August 7, 2012 Hamish Kidd |
Plant power The Chemistry of Plants -- Perfumes, Pigments and Poisons by Margareta Sequin can be enjoyed by anyone interested in organic chemistry as exemplified in the world of plants.  |
Chemistry World June 19, 2013 John Hayward |
Science of synthesis workbench edition: water in organic synthesis If a chemist is looking to do chemistry in (or on) water at the bench, Water in organic synthesis by Shu Kobayashi will be their guide.  |
Chemistry World July 31, 2014 Benjamin Horrocks |
Physical chemistry: a very short introduction It's a challenge to write a short, popular account of physical chemistry that is comprehensible and engaging. Peter Atkins is well placed to attempt the task.  |
Chemistry World June 2007 |
Student Book Reviews Chemistry for CSI Fans... At the Heart of Molecular Biology... A Broad Vista of Chemistry...Rings Are Not Just for Carbons... etc.  |
Chemistry World February 27, 2013 John Blacker |
Practical process research and development In the foreword to Neal Anderson's second edition of Practical Process Research and Development, Trevor Laird states that, in his opinion, this is the best book on process chemistry.  |
Chemistry World September 9, 2011 Sean Milmo |
King's College resurrects chemistry department King's College London is reopening its department of chemistry in 2012, eight years after it was closed due in part to a sharp drop in the popularity of the subject.  |
Chemistry World September 27, 2012 Bruce Alexander |
Inorganic redox processes Inorganic Electrochemistry: Theory, Practice and Application by Zanello, de Biani, and Nervi succeeds in doing exactly what the authors intend; that is to provide a useful guide to researchers wishing to investigate redox processes of compounds containing transition metals.  |
Chemistry World July 9, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Pharma goes green to cut costs The pharmaceutical industry's current drive to curb spending is helping to speed the adoption of green chemistry, say experts in the industry.  |
Chemistry World October 12, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Chemistry Nobel laureate Richard Heck dies Richard Heck, the organic chemist who shared the 2010 chemistry Nobel prize with for developing palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reactions, has died aged 84.  |
Chemistry World August 28, 2012 Jessica Gwynne |
Bridging the gap Orbital Approach to the Electronic Structure of Solids builds on a book originally published by two of the authors in French in 1997.  |
Chemistry World July 19, 2012 Alexander Archibald |
Chemistry in the atmosphere The Mechanisms of Atmospheric Oxidation of the Oxygenates by Calvert et al. is the fourth in a series dedicated to detailing the mechanisms of oxidation of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere.  |
Chemistry World November 2006 Yfke Hager |
Careers: Heartfelt Chemistry After working in New Zealand, medicinal chemistry tempted Ashley Jarvis back to the UK. He now works in his dream field.  |
Chemistry World August 28, 2015 Simon Higgins |
D-block chemistry Mark Winter's D-block chemistry, originally published as part of the Oxford chemistry primer series in 1995, and now revised and updated, is a good and approachable introduction to put this bewilderment in context.  |
Chemistry World August 7, 2014 Christopher Exley |
Bioinorganic chemistry This type of text was not available in the early days of bioinorganic chemistry and may now serve to fast track our understanding of the topic.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 45 |
Star Picks Chemistry Web sites: Chemists Celebrate Earth Day: Resources... Doing Chemistry... Chemistry Question...  |
Chemistry World November 3, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Organic synthesis set for auto-pilot Peptides are routinely made by machines that couple together amino acid components. Could organic synthesis ever get this simple?  |
Chemistry World June 14, 2012 Nina Notman |
A celebration of chemistry Simon Cotton's latest book, Every Molecule Tells a Story, is -- in his own words -- 'a celebration of molecules and of chemistry' aimed at school and university students, and their teachers.  |
Chemistry World October 30, 2013 Paul Duckmanton |
Inorganic chemistry Originally written to support a single semester course at two universities in Illinois, US, Inorganic Chemistry, James House, provides a comprehensive overview of the subject.  |
Chemistry World April 11, 2012 Andy Benniston |
Identifying unknowns As a person who has taught undergraduate students the basics of how to identify unknown organic compounds using spectra I looked forward to reading Interpretation of Organic Spectra by Yong-Cheng Ning.  |
Chemistry World January 11, 2013 Marie Cote |
Following her passion Veronique Gouverneur is professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford, UK. She investigates fluorine chemistry and is working on developing novel synthetic methodologies for the preparation of fluorinated targets.  |
Chemistry World September 23, 2013 Karl Collins |
The portable chemist's consultant The portable chemist's consultant from Phil Baran's laboratory at the Scripps Research Institute in California challenges the concept of a 'textbook' by providing a progressive, multimedia textbook application. This is the future of scientific textbooks.  |
Chemistry World February 4, 2013 Emma Shiells |
Visual strategies As you would expect from a book named Visual Strategies, by Felice Frankel and Angela DePace, this book delivers beautifully illustrated scientific examples in a comprehensive and practical manner.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 49 |
Star Picks Chemogenesis is an e-book that goes in depth into chemical reactions and reactivity... Check out the Wiki books on chemistry for an open source chemistry textbook...  |
Delicious Living October 2007 Frederick L. Kirschenmann |
Eating Fossil Fuels: An Unsustainable Equation When the cost of oil and natural gas goes, farmers have a hard time making ends meet.  |
Chemistry World February 12, 2013 Daniel Read |
Introduction to polymer rheology In this book, Montgomery Shaw aims to produce a readable text that covers the basics of polymer rheology, at a level accessible to a more mathematically minded chemistry undergraduate.  |