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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.

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    • Strategies and Solutions to Advanced Organic Reaction Mechanisms

      • 1st Edition
      • June 26, 2019
      • Andrei Hent + 1 more
      • English
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      Strategies and Solutions to Advanced Organic Reaction Mechanisms: A New Perspective on McKillop's Problems builds upon Alexander (Sandy) McKillop’s popular text, Solutions to McKillop’s Advanced Problems in Organic Reaction Mechanisms, providing a unified methodological approach to dealing with problems of organic reaction mechanism. This unique book outlines the logic, experimental insight and problem-solving strategy approaches available when dealing with problems of organic reaction mechanism. These valuable methods emphasize a structured and widely applicable approach relevant for both students and experts in the field. By using the methods described, advanced students and researchers alike will be able to tackle problems in organic reaction mechanism, from the simple and straight forward to the advanced.

    • Innovations in Traditional Foods

      • 1st Edition
      • January 9, 2019
      • Charis M. Galanakis
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Innovations in Traditional Foods addresses the most relevant topics of traditional foods while placing emphasis on the introduction of innovations and consumer preferences. Certain food categories, such as fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, grains and legumes, vegetables, mushrooms, roots and tubers, table olives and olive oil, wine, fermented foods and beverages, fish, meat, milk and dairy products are addressed. Intended for food scientists, technologists, engineers and chemists working in food science, product developers, SMEs, researchers, academics and professionals, this book provides a reference supporting technological advances, product development improvements and potential positioning in the traditional food market.

    • Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education

      • 1st Edition
      • July 19, 2019
      • Andrew P. Dicks + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education draws on the knowledge and experience of scientists and educators already working on how to encourage green chemistry integration in their teaching, both within and outside of academia. It highlights current developments in the field and outlines real examples of green chemistry education in practice, reviewing initiatives and approaches that have already proven effective. By considering both current successes and existing barriers that must be overcome to ensure sustainability becomes part of the fabric of chemistry education, the book's authors hope to drive collaboration between disciplines and help lay the foundations for a sustainable future.

    • Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 97
      • May 18, 2019
      • English
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      Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 97, provides an in-depth accounting of progress in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and its many applications. In recent years, no other technique has gained as much significance. It is used in all branches of science in which precise structural determination is required, and in which the nature of interactions and reactions in solution is being studied. This book has established itself as a premier resource for both specialists and non-specialists who are looking to become familiar with new techniques and applications pertaining to NMR spectroscopy.

    • Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Tuberculosis and Trypanosomiasis

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 52
      • September 6, 2019
      • English
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      Some of the more recent efforts in tuberculosis (TB) and trypanosomiasis drug discovery from both Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) and academia are highlighted in this this volume. Drug discovery approaches include both target- and phenotypic whole cell screening- approaches. Regarding the latter, mechanism of action studies through target identification are also illustrated.

    • Rufus Ritchie, A Gentleman and a Scholar

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 80
      • November 27, 2019
      • English
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      Rufus Ritchie, a Gentleman and a Scholar, Volume 80 in the Advances in Quantum Chemistry series, celebrates the life and work of Rufus Ritchie, one of the great physicists and gentlemen of the past 100 years. Sections cover Inelastic electron excitation of transition metal atoms on metal surfaces: Kondo resonances as a function of the crystal field splitting, Role of local field effects in surface plasmon characteristics, Correlated model atom in a time-dependent external field: Sign effect in the energy shift, Dipole-bound states contributions to the formation of anionic carbonitriles in the ISM: a multireference approach for C3N, and much more.

    • Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2019
      • Usman Ghani
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors: Clinically Promising Candidates for Anti-diabetic Drug Discovery presents information that researchers can use to address a whole host of promising leads for the development of novel, oral, anti-diabetic drugs with improved efficacy and fewer side effects. Beginning with a discussion of the huge potential of α -glucosidase inhibitor leads and adaptations, and highlighting their importance within the field of anti-diabetic drug discovery, the book provides chemical structures, detailed background information and in vivo and in vitro biological activity data, and more economical adaptations of these structures. Drawing on the author’s expert research in the field, this book highlights promising leads for development and helps researchers select the most appropriate inhibitors for their own work. It is a useful tool not only for anti-diabetic drug development researchers, but also for those whose research may be enhanced by an understanding of α -glucosidase inhibitor chemistry and activity.

    • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 128
      • March 6, 2019
      • English
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      Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 128, 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 is being used more frequently in explanations. Written by established authorities in the field from around the world, this updated volume includes sections on Recent Advances in 1,2,4-Triazolo-[1,5-... Chemistry, Fluorescent Heterocycles: Recent Trends and New Developments, and Reactions of 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones.

    • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 127
      • January 14, 2019
      • English
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      Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 127, the latest release in this definitive series in the field highlights the areas where biology and organic chemistry increasingly intersect. This updated volume includes chapters on The Pictet-Spengler Reaction (1990-2017): A Powerful Strategy for the Synthesis of Heterocycles, Organometallic Complexes of Polyazines, Recent Developments in the Chemistry of Boron- dipyrromethene (BODIPY) Fluorescent Dyes and their Aza analogues, Reactions of 3-Pyrrolin-2-ones, Arsole, Stibole, Bismole, and fused systems , The Chemistry of Dihydrothienopyrrolo... the Application of the Baylis-Hillman Reaction in Heterocyclic Chemistry, and 5-Endo Cyclisation, amongst other topics.

    • Sialic Acids, Part II: Biological and Biomedical Aspects

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 76
      • March 7, 2019
      • David C. Baker
      • English
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      Sialic Acids, Volume 76, the most recent release in the Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry series, is the second volume of a two-volume set devoted to the sialic acids. Vol. 76, devoted to the biological and biomedical aspects of sialic acids, includes chapters on "Sialic Acids in Neurology," "Sialic Acids in Nonenveloped Virus Infections," and "The Biology of Gangliosides," all written by leading experts in their fields.

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