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Chemistry topic areas include: physical and theoretical, computational, organic, organometallic and inorganic, pharmaceutical and medicinal, analytical and bioanalytical, nuclear, general, nanochemistry, geochemistry, materials and polymer, as well as environmental, green and sustainable chemistry.

  • Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 71
    • English
    Advances in Organometallic Chemistry, Volume 71, contains authoritative review articles on researchers in the field of organometallic chemistry. This longstanding serial is known for its comprehensive coverage of topics in organometallic synthesis, reactions, mechanisms, homogeneous catalysis, and more. It is ideal for a wide range of researchers involved in organometallic chemistry, including synthetic protocols, mechanistic studies and practical applications. New chapters cover Titanium in Catalysis: Applications in Amine and N-Heterocycle Synthesis, Gold-alkynyl complexes for biomedical applications, Catalytic Nonreductive Valorization of Carbon Dioxide into Fine Chemicals, Transition-metal catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation in the presence of ionic liquids, and much more.

  • Single-Atom Catalysis

    A Forthcoming Revolution in Chemistry
    • 1st Edition
    • Mario Pagliaro
    • English
    Single-Atom Catalysis: A Forthcoming Revolution in Chemistry reviews the latest developments, including whether or not this technology can become a technically and economically viable choice and whether existing challenges can be overcome to encourage its uptake. Beginning with an introduction to single-atom catalysis and current developments in the field, the book then reviews its role in potentially disruptive technologies, with a particular focus on applications in synthetic organic chemistry, solar hydrogen technologies and low platinum/platinum-fr... fuel cells. Other sections cover the steps needed for single-atom catalysis to become an industrially viable technology and its future outlook. Based on the extensive experience of its award-winning author, this book provides an authoritative guide on this novel approach.

  • Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products

    • 1st Edition
    • Goutam Brahmachari
    • English
    Total Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products provides step-by-step guidelines for effectively synthesizing the most promising bioactive agents from a broad range of natural products. Beginning with a concise background that outlines the benefits and challenges faced in effective synthesis, the book goes on to provide individual outlines for approximately 100 of the most promising bioactive agents. Taking a logical, user-friendly approach, the systematic name, compound class, structure, natural source, pharmaceutical potential and synthetic routes for each structure are detailed, with clear illustrations throughout, making this book an essential and practical guide for anyone working with both synthesis and natural products.

  • Copper(I) Chemistry of Phosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles

    • 1st Edition
    • Maravanji S. Balakrishna
    • English
    Copper(I) Complexes of Phosphines, Functionalized Phosphines and Phosphorus Heterocycles is a comprehensive guide to one of the most widely used and extensively studied metals: copper. The numerous practical applications of copper compounds are discussed, including homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and their use as fungicides, pesticides, pigments for paints, resins and glasses, and in high-temperature superconductors. The remarkable structural flexibility of simple copper(I) complexes, such as cuprous halides is covered, including numerous structural motifs that, when combined with different ligand systems, exhibit linear, trigonal planar or tetrahedral geometries. This work is an essential reference for inorganic and coordination chemists, as well as researchers working on catalysis, anticancer reagents, luminescence, fluorescence and photophysical aspects.

  • Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients, and Related Methodology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 44
    • Harry G. Brittain
    • English
    Profiles of Drug Substances, Excipients, and Related Methodology, Volume 44, presents comprehensive reviews of drug substances and additional materials, with critical review chapters that summarize information related to the characterization of drug substances and excipients. The series encompasses review articles, with this release focusing on Cefpodoxime proxetil, Levetiracetam, Paclitaxel, Sorafenib, Sucrose octaacetate, Thiouracil, Topiramate, Spectrophotometric analysis, and Cocrystal Systems of Pharmaceutical Interest: 2012-2014.

  • Radioactivity in the Environment

    • 2nd Edition
    • Vlado Valkovic
    • English
    Radioactivity in the Environment, Second Edition, presents the facts on the presence of both natural and manmade radionuclides in the environment. Sources of ionizing radiation that can lead to human exposure are discussed, including natural sources, nuclear explosions, nuclear power generation, the use of radiation in medical, industrial and research purposes, and radiation-emitting consumer products. In this thoroughly updated edition, users will find new sections on developments in radioactive nuclides in nature and technologically modified exposure to natural radiation, new threats by terrorist individuals, groups and countries, changes to the status of nuclear power in the world, and more. Additional new sections cover radioisotopes in geo-prospecting and the oil industry, the use of radiation in environmental protection, detector types and detectors used for personal dosimetry, the "Dirty Bomb", the Fukushima accident, and North Korea testing sites and nuclear capabilities.

  • Discovery and Development of Therapeutics from Natural Products Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Goutam Brahmachari
    • English
    Discovery and Development of Therapeutics from Natural Products against Neglected Tropical Diseases draws together research on medicinal agents from natural sources as starting points for the design of drugs against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). From the prediction of promising leads and identification of active agents, to the extraction of complex molecules, the book explores novel, economical and efficacious therapeutics for these diseases. It describes current research and the role of natural products, antimalarial compounds from marine natural products and sesquiterpene lactones, natural antileprotic agents, natural products with potential against Leishmaniasis, Trypanosomiasis and Dengue, and more. In addition, Quinoline and Isoquinoline alkaloids for developing new antiprotozoal agents are discussed, alongside anti-trypanosomatid heterocyclic compounds as structures for development. Combining the expertise of specialists from around the world, this volume aims to support and encourage researchers in the investigation of natural sources as starting points for the development of novel, safe and effective agents for use against neglected tropical diseases.

  • Modern Applications of Cycloaddition Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Paolo Quadrelli
    • English
    Modern Applications of Cycloaddition Chemistry examines this area of organic chemistry, with special attention paid to cycloadditions in synthetic and mechanistic applications in modern organic chemistry. While many books dedicated to cycloaddition reactions deal with the synthesis of heterocycles, general applications, specific applications in natural product synthesis, and the use of a class of organic compounds, this work sheds new light on pericyclic reactions by demonstrating how these valuable tools elegantly solve synthetic and mechanistic problems. The work examines how pericyclic reactions have been extensively applied to different chemistry areas, such as chemical biology, biological processes, catalyzed cycloaddition reactions, and more. This work will be useful for organic chemists who deal with organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, agrochemistry and material chemistry.

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 129
    • English
    Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 129 is the definitive series in the field—one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists and many biological scientists. Because biology and organic chemistry increasingly intersect, the associated nomenclature also is being used more frequently in explanations. Written by established authorities in the field from around the world, this comprehensive, updated release includes chapters on Metal-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of 1,2-Azoles, The Literature of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Part XVII, 2017, Pyrrolo-, Imidazoquinolines and Pyrroloquinazolines with a Bridgehead Nitrogen, Synthesis and Reactions of Arsole, Stibole, and Bismole, Advances in Synthesis and Chemistry of Aziridines, and more.

  • Progress in Medicinal Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 58
    • English
    Progress in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 58, provides a review of eclectic developments in medicinal chemistry, with each chapter written by an international board of authors. Topics covered in this new release include Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Covalent-binding Drugs, Natural Product Drug Delivery – A Special Challenge?, and SMN2 gene splicing modifier, and more.

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