Atomic Physics
by Massimo Inguscio and Leonardo Fallani
QC776.I56 2013
This book illustrates the history of Atomic Physics and shows how its most recent advances allow the possibility of performing precise measurements and achieving an accurate control on the atomic state. The book focuses on experimental investigations and the investigations of precision physics. The book discusses these topics while tracing the evolution of experimental Atomic Physics from traditional laser spectroscopy to the revolution introduced by laser cooling, which allows the manipulation of atoms at a billionth of a degree above absolute zero and reveals new frontiers of precision in atomic spectroscopy.
The Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action
by Richard B. Silverman and Mark W. Holladay
RS403.S55 2014
This book represents a unique approach to medicinal chemistry based on physical organic chemical principles and reaction mechanisms that rationalize drug action, which allows the reader to extrapolate those core principles and mechanisms to many related classes of drug molecules. This new edition reflects significant changes in the process of drug design over the last decade. It preserves the successful approach of the previous editions while including significant changes in format and coverage.
Domino Reactions: Concepts for Efficient Organic Synthesis
edited by Lutz F. Tietze
QD262.D66 2014
The follow-up to the successful "Domino Reaction in Organic Synthesis", this ready reference brings up to date on the original concept. The chapters have been arranged according to the name of well-known transformations of the first step and in combination with the formed products. Each chapter is written by an internationally renowned expert.
Directed Selectivity in Organic Synthesis: A Practical Guide
by Tanja Gaich and Ekkehard Winterfeldt
QD262.G35 2014
This book shows how synthesis of all stereoisomersbeginning with a single starting material can be achieved by using the right reagents, conditions or reaction sequences. Especially if the starting material is very cheap or readily available, this approach has a high value in both academia and industry.This textbook presents numerous examples of so-called "directed selectivity," which are often hidden in the original literature.
Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering
edited by Antonio Luque and Steven Hegedus
TK8322.H33 2011
This fully revised and updated text incorporates the substantial technological advances and research developments in photovoltaics since its previous release. All topics relating to the photovoltaic (PV) industry are discussed with contributions by distinguished international experts in the field. Each chapter is structured to be partially accessible to beginners while providing detailed information of the physics and technology for experts. Encompassing a review of past work and the fundamentals in solar electric science, this is a leading reference all those in the PV industry.
The Chemistry of Heterocycles
by Theophil Eicher, Siegfried Hauptmann, and Andreas Speicher
QD400.3713 2012
This textbook is now completely revised, updated with more than 40% new content. The approved ordering system according to the ring size of the heterocycles has been retained, while the chapter "Problems and their Solutions" has been almost completely renewed. A chapter on nomenclature and a helpful index of name reactions has also been retained. With approximately 1,000 new literature citations, this book remains a gateway to modern heterocyclic science
Electrochemical Power Cells: Batteries, Fuel Cells, and Supercapacitors
TK2896.B33 2014
This text provides a concise explanation of the operational features, major types, and applications of batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors, including design, operational features, and applications. It also looks at improvements of existing EPSs and the development of new kinds of EPS as well as the outlook for future trends in fuel cells and batteries. It covers the most typical battery types, fuel cells and supercapacitors.
Inorganic Chemistry, 5th ed.
by Gary L. Miessler, Paul Fischer, and Donald Tarr
QD151.3.M54 2014
This text delivers the essentials of inorganic chemistry at just the right level for today’s classroom —neither too high (for novice readers) nor too low (for advanced readers). Strong coverage of atomic theory and an emphasis on physical chemistry provide a firm understanding of the theoretical basis of inorganic chemistry, while a reorganized presentation of molecular orbital and group theory highlights key principles more clearly.
Plant Chemical Biology
edited by Dominique Audenaert and Paul Overvoorde
QK861.P525 2014
The application of plant chemical biology is currently limited to specialized subfields of plant research. By examining how chemical biology can be applied to study plant biology, this text illustrates how chemical biology is a means to identify small molecules that can be used to identify the targets of currently used herbicides, as well as to develop new herbicides or plant growth regulators. The author introduces the chemical biology toolbox required to perform successful chemical biology studies. The text also examines several chemical biology studies to show how they allowed novel insights into the field of plant physiology and plant cellular processes.
Ligand Platforms in Homogeneous Catalytic Reactions with Metals
by Ryohei Yamaguchi and Ken-Ichi Fujita
QD411.Y34 2015
Serving as a user's manual for synthetic organic and catalytic chemists, this book guides chemists in the design and choice of ligands to catalyze organic reactions and apply the results for more efficient, green, and practical synthesis.
Biosurfaces: A Materials Science and Engineering Perspective
edited by Kantesh Balani, et. al.
TA418.7.B36 2014
Ideal as a graduate textbook, this title is aimed at helping design effective biomaterials, taking into account the complex interactions that occur at the interface when a synthetic material is inserted into a living system. Surface reactivity, biochemistry, substrates, cleaning, preparation, and coatings are presented, with numerous case studies and applications throughout.
Luminescence of Lanthanide Ions in Coordination Compounds and Nanomaterials
edited by Ana de Bettencourt-Dias
TA418.9.N35 L86 2014
This text presents the theoretical principles, current applications and latest research developments in the field of luminescent lanthanide complexes; a rapidly developing area of research. It begins with an introduction to the basic theoretical and practical aspects of lanthanide ion luminescence, and the spectroscopic techniques used to evaluate the efficiency of luminescence. Subsequent chapters introduce a variety of different applications. Each chapter presents a detailed introduction to the application, followed by a description of experimental techniques specific to the area and an extensive review of recent literature.
Homogeneous Catalysis for Unreactive Bond Activation
edited by Zhang-Jie Shi
QD505.H648 2014
This book offers a comprehensive overview of different catalytic reactions applied to the activation of chemical bonds. Each of the seven chapters covers key C-X classes. The first part of the book discusses homogeneous catalysis in the activation and transformation of C-Cl and C-F. The second part of the book focuses on C-N, C-S, and C-O bonds. Finally, the third section focuses on C-H and C-C bonds. Overall, the book presents methodologies that can be applied to the efficient synthesis of drug molecules and fine chemicals.
Metal-Organic Framework Materials
edited by Leonard R. MacGillivray and Charles M. Lukehart
TA418.9.N35 M5245 2014
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline compounds consisting of rigid organic molecules held together and organized by metal ions or clusters. Many are highly porous and can be used for storage of small molecules, for example H2 or CO2. Potential applications include the storage of hydrogen for fuel-cell cars, and the removal and storage of carbon dioxide in sustainable technical processes. This text provides a solid basis for the understanding of MOFs and insights into new inorganic materials structures and properties. The volume also reflects progress that has been made in recent years.
Iodine Chemistry and Applications
edited by Tatsuo Kaiho
TP245.I6 K35 2014
This book comprehensively covers iodine, its chemistry, and its role in functional materials, reagents, and compounds. It provides an up-to-date, detailed overview of iodine chemistry with discussion. The text is a useful guide for the synthesis of complex compounds using iodine reagents or intermediates, and it describes traditional and modern processing techniques. This volume includes seven sections devoted to the applications of iodine as well as current topics in the field, such as hypervalent iodine-mediated cross coupling reactions, agrochemicals, dye sensitized solar cells, and therapeutic agents
The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging
edited by Nicholas Long and Wing-Tak Wong
TK8315.C476 2015
Covering all the fundamentals of modern imaging methodologies, including their techniques and application within medicine and industry, this text focuses primarily on the chemistry of probes and imaging agents, as well as chemical methodology for labelling and bioconjugation. Written by an interdisciplinary team of experts, this book investigates the chemistry of molecular imaging and helps to educate non-chemists already involved in the area of molecular imaging. It addresses all the major modalities and techniques, such as MRI, positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography, ultrasound, and fluorescence/optical imaging
Total-Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Analysis and Related Methods
by Reinhold Klockenkämper and Alex von Bohlen
QD96.F56 K56 2015
Providing an accessible introduction into the use of Total-Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) Analysis, both from a theoretical point of view and for practical applications, the new edition of this textis completely updated and enlarged to emphasize new methods and techniques. Written to enable students and scientists to evaluate the suitability of a TXRF method for their specific needs, the text provides an overview to the physical fundamentals and principles of Total-Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) Analysis, explains instrumentation and setups, and describes applications in a great variety of disciplines.
Molecular Immunotoxicology
edited by Emanuela Corsini and Henk van Loveren
RC582.17.M65 2015
The first comprehensive reference on immunotoxicology using analyses based on molecular effects rather than on animal models.Following an introduction to immune system pathways and toxicity mechanisms from a systemic perspective, the main part of the book surveys individual molecular mechanisms of important immunotoxicants.Taken together, the knowledge presented here provides an up-to-date overview that can be directly applied to the prediction and characterization of immunotoxic effects in drugs, chemicals, and environmental contaminants.
Molecular Plasmonics
by Wolfgang Fritzsche and Marc Lamy de la Chapelle
QC176.8.P55 F75 2014
Adopting a novel approach, this book provides a unique "molecular perspective" on plasmonics, concisely presenting the fundamentals and applications in a way suitable for both beginners and experienced researchers. It begins by introducing the optical effects that occur at the nanoscale and particularly their modification in the presence of biomolecules, followed by a concise yet thorough overview of the different methods for the actual fabrication of nano-optical materials. Further chapters address the relevant nano-optics, as well as the various approaches to combining nanostructures and biomolecules to achieve certain desired functionalities.
Biosynthesis of Heterocycles: From Isolation to Gene Cluster
by Patrizia Diana and Girolamo Cirrincione
QD400.5.S95 D53 2015
This book describes biosynthetic methods to synthesize heterocyclic compounds, offering a guide for the development of new drugs. After an introduction discussing synthetic pathways to illustrate the basics of biosynthesis, the authors explain natural products in chemistry along with important analytical methods and techniques for working with heterocycles - including isotopic labelling, enzymes and mutants, and pathway identification. Subsequent chapters describe heterocycle biosynthesis starting from natural products, with particular attention to bioactive molecules.
Understanding Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis
edited by Valentine P. Ananikov
QD411.A53 2015
This text highlights the latest insights and developments in the studies of organometallic, homogeneous, and heterogeneous reaction mechanisms. It focuses on how to use experiments, spectroscopic investigations, and computational methods to reveal reaction pathways and molecular structures of catalysts, which leads to a deeper understanding of the underlying reaction mechanisms and correlation between molecular structure and reactivity. The contributions represent a wealth of information from renowned experts, covering such topics as activation of small molecules, palladium catalysis, cross-coupling reactions, and nanoparticle synthesis.
Relativistic Quantum Chemistry
by Markus Reiher and Alexander Wolf
QD462.6.R42 R46 2015
The second edition of this text expands on some of the latest developments in the field. The text retains its clear and consistent style, allowing for a readily accessible overview of the complex topic. It is also self-contained, building on the fundamental equations and providing the mathematical background necessary. A significant amount of new content has also been added, including an in-depth discussion of the Brown-Ravenhall disease, spin in current-density functional theory, and exact two-component methods and its local variants.A strength of this textbook is its list of over 1000 references to the original research literature.
Bioinspired Catalysis: Metal-Sulfur Complexes
edited by Wolfgang Weigand and Philippe Schollhammer
QD474.B565 2015
The growing interest in green chemistry calls for new, efficient and cheap catalysts. Living organisms contain a wide range of remarkably powerful enzymes, which can be imitated by chemists in the search for new catalysts. In bioinspired catalysis, chemists use the basic principles of biological enzymes when creating new catalyst analogues.In this book, an international group of experts cover the topic from theoretical aspects to applications by including a wide variety of examples of different systems.
Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications
edited by Catherine Picart, Frank Caruso, and Jean-Claude Voegel
R857.T3 L39 2015
The layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition technique is a versatile approach for preparing nanoscale multimaterial films. In the last 15 years the LbL technique has seen considerable developments and is now beginning to find applications in bioengineering and biomedical engineering.The book gives a thorough overview of applications of the LbL technique, covering topics such as the specifics of cell-film interactions, LbL-derived small drug delivery systems and antibacterial agents, nano- and microcapsules as drug carriers and biosensors, and larger-scale biomedical applications such as engineered tissues and implant coatings.
Gold Catalysis: An Homogeneous Approach
edited by F. Dean Toste and Véronique Michelet
QD505.G62 2014
Research on designing new catalytic systems has been one of the most important fields in modern organic chemistry. This book presents the major advances in homogeneous catalysis, emphasizing the methodologies that create carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds, the applications that create diversity and synthesize natural products, and the recent advances and challenges in asymmetric catalysis and computational research.It provides readers with in-depth information about homogeneous gold-catalyzed reactions and presents explanations for the scientific design of a catalyst.
Electron Dynamics in Molecular Interactions
by Frank Hagelberg
QD461.H162 2014
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of electronic motion in molecular processes. Emphasis is placed on describing and interpreting transitions between electronic states in molecules as they occur typically in cases of reactive scattering between molecules, photoexcitation or nonadiabatic coupling between electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom.The models are derived from their roots in basic quantum theory, then their interrelations and characteristic applications to concrete chemical systems are outlined. This volume also includes an assessment of the present status of electron dynamics and a report on novel developments to meet the current challenges in the field.