The Investigation of Organic Reactions and their Mechanisms
The Investigation of Organic Reactions and their Mechanisms
edited by Howard Maskill
Blackwell Publishing, Ltd., 2006
ISBN 1-4051-3142-X
This is an impressive “guidebook” that bridges specialized monographs and more descriptive surveys on this fundamentally important topic. The foreword by Claude F. Bernasconi and the editor’s preface discuss the aim of the subsequent 12 chapters, written by a group of 15 European experts, and place this book within the broader context of physical organic chemistry.
After the editor’s brief outline in chapter 1, the next five sections develop, explain, and explore investigation techniques for studying and mechanistically interpreting reaction kinetics. The following three contributions cover diverse methodologies such as electrochemical, computational, and calorimetric techniques. The book concludes with two chapters on reaction intermediates and two chapters describing catalytic processes. A detailed 17-page index helps with navigating through this beautiful investigation of organic reaction mechanisms.
With a generally high scientific quality, each chapter can stand on its own and provides the necessary background to enjoy the numerous case studies that demonstrate the strength, and occasionally the weakness, of the discussed method. Each article closes with a reference list. Five chapters provide an additional bibliography as well, and the electrochemical chapter offers an appendix with some experimental advice. Throughout the entire book the quality of pictures, schemes, and equations is high, thus enhancing the reading pleasure. Overall, a clear presentation facilitates an easy browsing through the monograph.
In conclusion I highly recommend this book to every practicing researcher in industry or academe who needs a broad and thorough understanding of organic reaction mechanisms. Furthermore, this treatise gives an exciting and contemporary snapshot of the topic to any chemist with an interest in physical organic chemistry, ultimately reminding us that a mechanism is our current best interpretation of experimental data in terms of describing a chemical transformation.
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- Masthead
- From the Editor
- Contents
- Tenure Review and Outlook
- Wöhler’s Masterpiece
- Thoughts on the Short History of the Field
- Recommendations from CHEMRAWN XV
- Lessons from the Past
- The Red Book– Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry
- Great Demand for Analogue-Based Drug Discovery Results in Reprint
- Jürgen Gmehling Awarded the 2008 Rossini Lecture
- Glossary of Thermal and Thermomechanical Properties of Polymers
- An Introduction to Computer- Assisted Drug Design
- Wet Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy Experiments
- Guidelines for Modulated- Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- Glossary of Terms Used in Toxicology, 2nd Edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)
- Biomineralization–Medical Aspects of Solubility
- Fine Chemicals–The Industry and the Business
- The Investigation of Organic Reactions and their Mechanisms
- Global Scientific Challenges: Perspectives from Young Scientists
- Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins
- Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis
- Natural Products
- Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Natural Products
- Photochemistry
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis
- Mark Your Calendar
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Masthead
- From the Editor
- Contents
- Tenure Review and Outlook
- Wöhler’s Masterpiece
- Thoughts on the Short History of the Field
- Recommendations from CHEMRAWN XV
- Lessons from the Past
- The Red Book– Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry
- Great Demand for Analogue-Based Drug Discovery Results in Reprint
- Jürgen Gmehling Awarded the 2008 Rossini Lecture
- Glossary of Thermal and Thermomechanical Properties of Polymers
- An Introduction to Computer- Assisted Drug Design
- Wet Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy Experiments
- Guidelines for Modulated- Temperature Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- Glossary of Terms Used in Toxicology, 2nd Edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)
- Biomineralization–Medical Aspects of Solubility
- Fine Chemicals–The Industry and the Business
- The Investigation of Organic Reactions and their Mechanisms
- Global Scientific Challenges: Perspectives from Young Scientists
- Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins
- Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis
- Natural Products
- Heterocyclic and Synthetic Chemistry
- Natural Products
- Photochemistry
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Solar Chemistry and Photocatalysis
- Mark Your Calendar
