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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.

  • Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 78
    • September 13, 2023
    • Atta-ur Rahman
    • English
    Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 78 covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts of the fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products. Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products rapidly, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Non-Destructive Material Characterization Methods

    • 1st Edition
    • September 1, 2023
    • Akira Otsuki + 3 more
    • English
    Non-Destructive Material Characterization Methods provides readers with a trove of theoretical and practical insight into how to implement different non-destructive testing methods for effective material characterization. The book starts with an introduction to the field before moving right into a discussion of a wide range of techniques that can be immediately implemented. Various imaging and microscopy techniques are first covered, with step-by-step insights on characterization using a polarized microscope, an atomic force microscope, computed tomography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, infrared tomography, and more. Each chapter includes case studies, applications, and recent developments. From there, elemental assay and mapping techniques are discussed, including Raman spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, neutron activation analysis, and various others. The book concludes with sections covering displacement measurement techniques, large-scale facility techniques, and methods involving multiscale analysis and advanced analysis.

  • Photoelectrochemical Bioanalysis

    Fundamentals and Emerging Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • August 23, 2023
    • Muhammad Altaf + 2 more
    • English
    Photoelectrochemical Bioanalysis: Fundamentals and Emerging Applications covers the fundamentals from a basic to advanced level, along with the latest accounting of emerging applications. As photoelectrochemical bioanalysis is a rapidly developing area with a wide range developments occurring alongside, it can be difficult for beginners to grasp the understanding of the ever-growing and continuously expanding body of knowledge. Sections detail information on applications in bioanalysis, their working principles, the methodologies of constructions and the approaches adopted with their respective advantages and disadvantages. This book will assist researchers in understanding the latest advances in the materials and engineering aspects of PCE bioanalysis. It also provides researchers with an overview of modern strategies applied for the performance enhancement of PCE materials as well as the modifications suggested to improve the potential of PCE bioanalytical techniques. Last but not least, it will assist researchers in finding gaps and potential opportunities in the field to impart novelty in their research

  • Lanthanides

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • August 17, 2023
    • Peng Cheng
    • English
    Lanthanides: Fundamentals and Applications provides the fundamentals, new research, promising applications and future outlooks of lanthanide compounds and lanthanide-based materials. The book begins with an introduction, including key concepts, oxidation states and sources, extraction and separation of the lanthanides, followed by spectroscopic and magnetic properties, and metals, crystals and compounds. Organometallic compounds, coordination compounds, molecular magnetic materials and luminescent materials are covered before a discussion of specific lanthanide applications. Spintronics, bioimaging, photoelectric materials, catalysis and nuclear applications are discussed. This comprehensive resource is ideal for researchers and students studying inorganic and materials chemistry, in both academia and industry.

  • Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces

    • 1st Edition
    • August 17, 2023
    • Klaus Wandelt + 1 more
    • English
    Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of macroscopic phenomena at solid-liquid interfaces, e.g. in physics, chemistry, geology, biology and technology, and to describe the methodological approaches and strategies to gain microscopic insight into the underlying properties and processes on the atomic/molecular level.Covering an area of chemistry that plays a fundamental role in nature and technology, the book compiles all relevant features of the field into a ‘one-stop’ reference source that will be relevant to a wide range of interdisciplinary scientists, researchers and academics. Encompassing 155 chapters by renowned experts, and led by leading names in the field, the contents will be organized over 3volumes.

  • Dihydropyrimidinones as Potent Anticancer Agents

    Medicinal Chemistry Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • August 15, 2023
    • Mashooq Ahmad Bhat + 2 more
    • English
    Dihydropyrimidinones as Potent Anticancer Agents gives readers a unique update on scientific knowledge, accomplishments and recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of dihydropyrimidinones in cancer treatment. Dihydropyrimidinones are known to be active scaffold and have been reported to show some exceptional results with regards to malignancies. With ever increasing knowledge and information about synthesis, pharmacology and other aspects of dihydropyrimidinones... there is need to document such information in one place. Since the field of medicinal chemistry is dynamic, with new emerging trends, it provides readily available updated information on chemistry and pharmacology aspects of dihydropyrimidinones in cancer. This book covers everything about dihydropyrimidinones from synthesis, derivatives, mode of action and potential therapeutic targets. It will also provide insights about the clinical trials and way forward in cancer research of dihydropyrimidinones...

  • Handbook of Organic Name Reactions

    Reagents, Mechanism and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • August 14, 2023
    • Dakeshwar Kumar Verma + 2 more
    • English
    Handbook of Organic Named Reactions: Reagents, Mechanisms and Applications discusses the reactions used in organic synthesis, showing the value and scope of these reactions and how they are used in the synthesis of organic molecules. Presenting an accounting of the traditional methods used, as well as the latest details on the advances made in synthetic chemistry research, the named reactions of carbonyl compounds, alcohols, amines, heterocyclic molecules, rearrangements and coupling reactions are all included. Explaining the established research and including detailed mechanism information, step-by-step descriptions, problems and the applications of named reactions in industry, this book also discusses emerging aspects. Additional sections cover present and future research directions, making it an invaluable resource for all those needing to familiarize themselves with the concepts and applications of designated reactions.

  • Nanochemistry

    Chemistry of Nanoparticle Formation and Interactions
    • 1st Edition
    • August 4, 2023
    • Anna Klinkova + 1 more
    • English
    Nanochemistry: Chemistry of Nanoparticle Formation and Interactions provides an overview of the chemistry aspects of nanoparticle science, including nanoparticle synthesis, chemical properties, stability, applications and self-assembly behavior. The critical concepts discussed in this book represent the necessary toolbox for enabling the rational design of nanoparticle-based materials for target applications. After an introduction to standard analytical techniques used for nanoparticle characterization, four separate chapters cover inorganic, organic, polymer nanoparticles, and carbon nanostructures to highlight the synthetic protocols, structural intricacies, and chemical properties specific to each of these material classes. Finally, physicochemical phenomena governing self-assembly behavior of nanoparticles are also discussed in detail separately. This book is intended for senior undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students and research scientists in nanoscience and nanotechnology, material science, chemistry, physics, biomedical sciences and relevant engineering fields that want to develop a deeper understanding of the governing chemical principles on the nanoscale.

  • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 141
    • August 3, 2023
    • English
    Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 141, latest release in this definitive series, combines descriptive synthetic chemistry and mechanistic insight to yield an understanding of how chemistry drives the preparation and useful properties of heterocyclic compounds. Chapters in this new release include Recent Advances in the Synthesis of 5-Membered Heterocycles via Domino and Multicomponent Reactions (from 2017-2022), Recent Advances in Application of the Stetter Reaction in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Recent Developments in the Hantzsch Synthesis of Dihydropyridines, Recent Developments in the Chemistry of 1H- and 4H-1,2,4-Triazoles, and much more.

  • Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 108
    • July 25, 2023
    • William S. Price
    • English
    Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 108, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

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