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Chemistry of Hypervalent Compounds

A Wiley-VCH Publication

Edited by Kin-ya Akiba, Hiroshima Univ., Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan

0-471-24019-2 10/98 384 pp cl $125.00

This book includes an introduction to hypervalent molecules—molecules with atoms that have more than eight electrons. It presents the underlying principles of main group compounds and organometallic compounds, and discusses new hypervalent compounds with synthetic uses. It discusses aspects of structure and reaction of organic compounds of silicon, phosphorous, sulfur, iodine, and xenon, as well as structure and character of inorganic molecules.

Market: Graduate Students, Academics, and Research Chemists in organic chemistry.

Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 6th Ed., Electronic Release

Edited by James E. Bailey, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Matthias Bohnet, TU Braunschweig, Germany; and Jeffery Brinker, Advanced Materials Laboratory, USA; et al.

SIXTH EDITION:

3-527-20160-2 07/98 CD-ROM VERSION / $14,300.00

FIFTH EDITION:

3-527-20159-9 07/98 CD-ROM VERSION / Windows, $14,100.00

3-527-20100-9 07/98 Complete Print Version $2,150.00

3-527-98176-1 07/98 Owner of Print Edition: $14,300.00

3-527-20161-0 07/98 Print Version PLUS CD-ROM $16,450.00

With the new sixth edition 1998 electronic release, subscribers can keep pace with the latest advances and developments in industrial chemistry through annual electronic releases. No longer limited by print, our editors will review Ullmann’s annually, updating and revising articles throughout the set as needed. In addition to revisions, we will also expand Ullmann’s coverage with new and emerging areas of chemistry. The first annual release of the sixth edition contains about 10% new or updated information—equivalent to more than three print volumes. The sixth edition of Ullmann’s, which includes over 1,000 articles; 10,000 tables; and 20,000 figures, combines this complex landmark reference with a powerful and enhanced search engine.

Market: Industrial Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Libraries, Chemistry Professors, Patent Lawyers.

Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Inorganic Chemicals and Products, 6-Vol. Set

by International Editorial Board

3-527-29567-4 12/98 4600 pp cl $2,295.00

The chemical industry could not exist without inorganic chemicals. Modern developments such as chips for microelectronics or superconductors have only been possible due to continuous development of the organic chemical industry. Encyclopedia of Industrial Inorganic Chemicals and Products combines all the information on inorganic chemicals and products from Ullmann’s larger Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, making it an easily-accessible reference work specifically tailored for anyone interested in inorganic chemicals and materials.

Market: Chemical Engineers, Industrial Chemists, Process Engineers, Chemistry Professors.

List of MAK and BAT Values 1998: Maximum Concentrations and Biological Tolerance Values at the Workplace, Report No. 33

Edited by Commission for the Investigation of Health of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

3-527-27585-1 12/98 220 pp pa $49.95

MAK values (Maximum Concentrations at the Workplace) and BAT values (Biological Tolerance Values) promote the protection of health at the workplace. They are efficient indicators of the toxic potential of chemical compounds. This indispensable reference contains a list of scientifically-recommended threshold values for more than 600 chemical compounds. Carcinogens, germ cell mutagens, embryotoxicants, sensitizing substances, allergens, and compounds potentially bearing a risk to pregnancies are treated separately.

Market: Physicians working in industrial medicine; Toxicologists, Industrial Chemists, Environmental Chemists, Pharmacologists, Forensic Scientists, and Chemical Health and Safety Legislators and Inspectors.

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Ed.

Wiley-Interscience

by F. Albert Cotton, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas; Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson (deceased), Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, UK; Manfred Bochmann, Univ. of Leeds, UK; and Carlos Murillo, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas

0-471-19957-5 11/98 1248 pp cl $64.95

This sixth edition of an indispensable work in the field incorporates many new chemical developments, particularly recent theoretical advances in the interpretation of bonding and reactivity in inorganic compounds. As in previous editions, the chapters devoted to the elements form the core of the book and are covered in sequence of the periodic table.

Market: Academics and Professionals in inorganic chemistry and related areas.

The Colloidal Domain: Where Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Technology Meet, 2nd Ed.

(Advances in Interfacial Engineering)

by D. Fennell Evans, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis; and Håkan Wenneström, Univ. of Lund, Sweden

0-471-24247-0 11/98 640 pp cl $89.95

Colloids are small particles dispersed through another medium, and have a major impact on our ability to understand biological processes and to control technology. The Colloidal Domain integrates theoretical concepts, experimental methods, and applications to specific systems to present an authoritative description of the critical developments in colloid science that have taken place over the past several decades.

Market: Scientists and Engineers in the chemical, petroleum, agricultural, ceramics, coatings, foods, and forestry industries.

The Stille Reaction

by Vittorio Farina and Venkat Krishnamurthy, both of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, Connecticut; and William J. Scott, Institute of Chemistry, Bayer Corporation, West Haven, Connecticut

0-471-31273-8 09/98 704 pp pa $59.95

The Stille reaction is an indispensable component in the synthetic organic chemist’s toolkit. In the years since Stille’s pioneering work, chemists have developed a vast number of applications for this extremely versatile reaction. This self-contained paperback edition of the 50th volume in the acclaimed Organic Reactions series, describes many of the most popular uses.

Market: All Synthetic Organic Chemists, particularly those working in medicinal chemistry.

Advances in Chemical Physics, Vol. 105: Monte Carlo Methods in Chemistry

(Advances in Chemical Physics)

Interscience

Edited by David M. Ferguson, J. Ilja Siepmann, and Donald G. Truhlar, all of Univ. of Minneapolis, Minnesota

0-471-19630-4 10/98 544 pp cl $120.00

This special topics volume covers the most recent developments and applications of Monte Carlo Methods in chemistry. The Monte Carlo Method uses computer technology to simulate and predict chemical structures and dynamics. This volume includes contributions of Monte Carlo simulations to the fields of quantum chemistry, materials science, biophysical chemistry, and chemical dynamics. The book spans a wide range of topics from few-body to many-body systems, from small molecules to large biomolecules, and from sampling of conformational space to chemical reactions.

Market: Physical Chemists and Molecular Physicists; Quantum Chemists, Materials Scientists, Biophysical Chemists, and Researchers in chemical dynamics.

Handbook of Oligo- and Polythiophenes

A Wiley-VCH Publication

by D. Fichou, Laboratoire des Materiaux Moleculaires CNRS, Thiais, France

3-527-29445-7 11/98 364 pp cl $198.00

This is the first concise handbook on this important new class of organic conducting materials, providing a broad survey on this emerging field of research.

Market: Materials Scientists, Organic Chemists, Polymer Chemists, Solid State Physicists.

Tartaric and Malic Acids in Synthesis: A Source Book of Building Blocks, Ligands, Auxiliaries, and Resolving Agents

Wiley-Interscience

by Jacek Gawronski and Krystyna Gawronska, both of Adam Mickiewicz Univ., Poznan, Poland

0-471-24451-1 12/98 608 pp cl $175.00

Tartaric and malic acids are chiral ("left-" and "right-handed") acids that occur in nature. Their derivatives are very useful as building blocks for synthesis of larger organic molecules. Such syntheses are extremely important in natural products research, the fine chemicals industry, and the pharmaceutical industry. This sourcebook offers concise, comprehensive reviews of the chemical properties and synthetic applications of all derivatives of tartaric and malic acids.

Market: Organic Chemists and Natural Product Chemists in academic research and industry.

The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds: Condensed Isoxazoles, Vol. 49, Pt. 2

(Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, A Series of Monographs)

Interscience

by Paolo Grünanger and Paola Vita-Finzi, both of Univ. de Pavia, Pavia, Italy

0-471-50249-9 12/98 876 pp cl $350.00

This new volume in a highly-regarded, established series provides complete coverage of the heterocyclic chemistry of isoxazoles.

Market: Libraries, Organic Chemists, Medicinal Chemists, and Pharmaceutical Chemists.

Thermal Analysis: Fundamentals and Applications to Polymer Science, 2nd Ed.

by T. Hatakeyama, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, Ibaraki, Japan; and F. Quinn, L’Oreal, France

0-471-98362-4 08/98 336 pp cl $105.50

Thermal analysis (TA) is used to investigate the behavior of a sample as a function of temperature. If one was unaware of what happens to water at 32 degrees F, this would be the method used to figure it out.

Market: Analytical Chemists and Materials Scientists who use TA in industries such as polymers and composites.

Advances in Chemical Physics,

(Advances in Chemical Physics)

Interscience

Edited by Joshua Jortner and M. Bixon, both of Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel. Series edited by I. Prigogine

Vol. 106: Electron Transfer—From Isolated Molecules to Biomolecules, Pt. 1

0-471-25292-1 12/98 712 pp cl $145.00

Vol. 107: Electron Transfer—From Isolated Molecules to Biomolecules, Pt. 2

0-471-25291-3 12/98 682 pp cl $145.00

This series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. This stand-alone, special-topics volume reports recent advances in electron-transfer research with significant, up-to-date chapters by internationally-recognized researchers.

Market: Libraries.

The Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis, Vol. 6

(Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis)

Wiley-Interscience

by Daniel Lednicer, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and Lester A. Mitscher, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

0-471-24510-0 10/98 272 pp cl $84.95

Drug synthesis is a multi-billion dollar industry. New drugs can make or break pharmaceutical firms, as well as help untold numbers of people, as witnessed by the news coverage given to the impotence drug. This volume continues the successful series focusing on the synthesis of medicinal agents. Covering the literature from 1994 to 1998, the book targets practitioners in the field who seek a quick overview of the synthetic routes which have been used to access specific classes of therapeutic agents.

Market: Researchers; Chemists; and Graduate Students in organic, medicinal, and pharmaceutical chemistry.

1,001 Chemicals in Everyday Products, 2nd Ed.

Wiley-Interscience

by Grace Ross Lewis

0-471-29212-5 10/98 350 pp pa $29.95

1,001 Chemicals in Everyday Products provides information on the uses and health effects of preservatives, pesticides, flavorings, fragrances, emulsifiers, colorants, pigments, antiseptics, solvents, coatings, and other ingredients found in foods, paint, health and beauty products, medicines, lawn and garden products, paper, adhesives, fuel, detergents, and cleansers. This book briefly mentions the benefits and hazards as well as interesting uses of many commonly-used chemicals, to allow the consumer to make informed decisions about the products they use, and to add to their knowledge of everyday chemicals.

Market: Consumers of common products found in the home, office, or school; Environmental Health Professionals, Nutritionists, Environmental Lawyers, and Journalists.

Reviews in Computational Chemistry, Vol. 12

A Wiley-VCH Publication

Edited by Kenny B. Lipkowitz and Donald B. Boyd, both of Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Indiana

0-471-24671-9 08/98 432 pp cl $120.00

Computational chemistry deals with computer-aided molecular research, and is increasingly used in conjunction with organic, inorganic, medicinal, biological, physical, and analytical chemistry; biotechnology, materials science, and physics. The need for individuals in these fields to understand and stay current with the recent developments is paramount. The series contains updated and comprehensive compendiums of molecular modeling software that list hundreds of programs, services, suppliers, and other information that every chemist will find useful.

Market: Libraries; Computational, Theoretical, Pharmaceutical, Biological, Inorganic, Organometallic, Synthetic Organic, and Polymer Chemists; Chemical Engineers and Industrial Chemists.

The Chemistry of Organic Silicon Compounds, Vol. 2, Pts. 1, 2, and 3

Edited by Z. Rappoport, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Israel; and Y. Apeloig, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Jerusalem, Israel

0-471-96757-2 10/98 1500 pp cl $1880.00

Organosilicon compounds are key organometallic compounds (R-Si) which have many uses in materials science and metallurgy. Their applications include the synthesis of sugars, and in the synthesis of organic compounds for the pharmaceutical industry. This volume contains both updated chapters on key topics included in the original volumes, as well as a number of new chapters reflecting the rapid developments made in silicon chemistry and its applications to organometallic chemistry, materials science, and semiconductors, over the last five years. As with the majority of volumes in this series, chapters are prepared by leading scientists in this field.

Market: Organic Synthetic Chemists and Materials Scientists.

Understanding Mass Spectra: A Basic Approach

Wiley-Interscience

by R. Martin Smith, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, Wisconsin; and Kenneth L. Busch, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

0-471-29704-6 10/98 288 pp cl $59.95

Mass spectrometry is an analytical tool used to identify and quantify individual compounds in a mixture, such as identifying a particular drug in a blood sample. Interpreting the data that results from mass spectral analysis can be very complex. This self-help guide provides a clear overview of theory and instrumentation, and provides the information necessary to apply this knowledge in the lab.

Market: Organic, Analytical, Clinical, Environmental, and Forensic Chemists; Laboratory Technicians working in clinical, forensic, and environmental labs.

Safety Assessment for Chemical Processes

A Wiley-VCH Publication

by J. Steinbach, Technical Univ., Berlin, Germany

3-527-28852-X 11/98 350 pp cl $135.00

Due to some crucial accidents in the past, there is a huge demand for information on safety assessment for chemical processes. This book provides the reader with the fundamentals of chemical safety technology in the chemical industry. It also enables newcomers in this field to begin identifying and reducing the risks accompanying chemical production by demonstrating which areas of a plant could fail.

Market: Chemical Engineers, Safety Officers, Plant Managers, Regulatory Commissions, Attorneys involved in chemical manufacturing.

Bioseparation and Bioprocessing, 2-Vol. Set

by G. Subramanian

3-527-28876-7 12/98 800 pp cl $475.00

This series is comprised of two volumes. Volume 1 focuses on the growing field of chromatographic and other techniques used in the separation and processing of biological materials. Volume 2 focuses on the practical applications of modern techniques that are occurring today in the fields of industrial biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, gene therapeutics, and immunotherapeutics.

Market: Biotechnological Industrialists, Chemical Industrialists, Pharmaceutical Industrialists, Food Industrialists; Chemists, Biochemists, Biotechnologists, Pharmaceutical Chemists.

Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry

by Paul von Ragué Schleyer, Univ. of Erlangen, Germany, and Univ. of Georgia at Athens

0-471-96588-X 11/98 1500 pp cl $2550.00

In its short (25-year) history, computational chemistry has become one of the mainstays of modern industrial and academic chemistry. Computer methods are used to solve chemical problems that would be intractable or even impossible via experimental methods. Today, computer chemistry is acknowledged to be a major subdivision of chemistry; e.g., in drug design, molecular models can be simulated to predict which are the active compounds and how they will "fit" the receptors in the brain in order to make them effective. Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry (ECC) has been conceived to provide an appropriate, comprehensive reference work to describe the many aspects of this young discipline. Designed to fill the gap between one-volume textbooks and multi-volume series published over many years, this will be the most modern, complete, and authoritative reference work on the subject. The rapid emergence of computational chemistry as a new discipline with applications throughout chemistry means that the encyclopedia will fill an important role in providing information for teachers and students, as well as for active researchers.

Market: Computational Chemists and Experimental Chemists who are either occasional users of computational methods, or need background information on computational techniques and applications; and Readers from all chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, and medicinal disciplines, both in academia and industry.