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Quick ViewThis book opens with a discussion on the syntheses of acyclic polyketides by using epoxide opening reactions. The stereoselective epoxidations of allylic alcohols, including catalytic asymmetric epoxidation reactions and stereospecific reactions due to substrate-control, are described shortly. Afterwards, different epoxide opening reactions and applications in natural product synthesis are reviewed. The authors highlight the recent…
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Quick ViewBasic problems concerning the computer simulation of liquid metals in usual and extreme conditions with the use of interparticle potentials, mainly multi-particle potentials of the embedded atom model are considered in the book. The general questions of a structure of simple liquids, and the methods of simulation of non-crystalline systems (liquid and amorphous) – a…
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Quick ViewCrystal structures and their associated electronic features play an enormous role in chemistry, constituting the most fundamental basis for analyzing and predicting properties of solid-state materials. In Crystal Structure: Properties, Characterization and Determination, the authors begin by discussing some of the refining models and X-ray data treatments for single-crystals containing heavy atoms, such as transition…
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Quick ViewCellulose Acetate: Properties, Uses and Preparation presents data on thermodynamic characteristics (heat capacity, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs function) from 4 to 580 K cellulose acetates and cellulose nitrates, as well as the major plasticizers for these polymers, the temperatures of their relaxation and phase transitions, the effect of plasticizers on these characteristics of cellulose acetate…
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Chemisorption: Properties, Reactions and Uses opens by presenting chemisorption analysis by a pulse flow system for determining the metal nanosize for different heterogeneous catalysts. The authors show some examples of palladium, nickel, platinum, copper and gold nanoparticles supported on different supports, and discuss potentialities, criticalities and applicability of the technique. Following this, the synthesis of…
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Quick ViewThe aim of this book is to present original data and comprehensive reviews of state-of-the-art work that advance our understanding of solution chemistry in diverse fields, authored by the diverse experts. The first two chapters address advances in solubility measurements. The first chapter provides the experimental data and thermodynamic modeling regarding solubilities of uraninite [UO2(cr)],…
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Quick ViewIn recent decades, the science of gas separation by use of a nanoporous permselective membrane has widely developed due to properties such as low energy consumption, easy operation, low waste generation and economic benefits. In Gas Separation: Techniques, Applications and Effects, the fundamental concepts of membrane gas separation and the formation of nanoporous membranes are…
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Over the last few years, there has been a growing interest in the development of sustainable processes for large-scale production of commodities. As such, Alcohol Oxidation: Reaction, Effects and Applications addresses recent developments in metal-catalyzed selective oxidation reactions of alcohols to carbonyl-containing compounds under unconventional conditions. Following this, the authors examine how simple alcohols have…
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Transesterification is an organic reaction in which the organic group R′′ of an ester is exchanged with another organic group R′ of an alcohol according to a mechanism called alcoholysis. In this compilation, the authors address the way the transesterification process has become widely popular in biodiesel production, on an industrial scale, by reaction of…
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Quick ViewTritium, 3H (T), is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Naturally occurring tritium is rare on Earth, where trace amounts are formed by the interaction of the atmosphere with cosmic rays. Once formed in the stratosphere, the tritium atoms have a large amount of kinetic energy. At a pressure lower than atmospheric, they react with the…
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Organic and Medicinal Chemistry discusses the principal branches of chemistry, as they are more widely studied than any other subjects in chemistry. Very often, organic and medicinal chemistry have been defined collectively as a hybrid discipline of many other subjects, particularly biology, chemistry, medicine and pharmacy. The synthesis of molecules, mechanism of a process, studies…
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Quick ViewThis book defines and classifies polyisoprenoids, describes the characteristics of polyprenols, dolichols and their phosphates, and the metabolism of polyprenols and their derivatives, discusses the biological role of polyprenols, and analyzes the function of polyprenols in the regulation of cholesterol synthesis and the role of phytosterols in the suppression of cholesterol absorption in the gastrointestinal…
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Quick ViewIn this compilation, the authors open with a discussion on the syntheses of a-hydroxyphosphonates and related derivatives by way of the Pudovik reaction, with special emphasis on green chemical implementations. Microwave-assisted and solvent-free catalytic procedures are also discussed in detail. Following this, the full-potential linear augmented plane wave method within density functional theory is employed…
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This book opens by approaching current trends in preparation and chemical modification of flocculant polysaccharides derived from plants and their flocculation performance. In addition, aspects including mechanisms of flocculation, chemical modification, the effect of physicochemical factors on flocculating activity, and recent applications of flocculant polysaccharides are reviewed. The authors go on to propose plant extracts…
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Quick ViewThe opening chapter of Glass-Ceramics: Properties, Applications and Technology offers an overview of glass-ceramics (GCs) from their discovery to their domestic and technological applications in our society today. Important methods for manufacturing GCs are explained, including the petrurgic method, conventional melt-quench methods, as well as cold forming and sinter-crystallisation methods. The authors go on to…
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Quick ViewTitration: Theory, Types, Techniques and Uses begins with a review of the theoretical fundamentals, materials, working conditions and necessary equipment to carry out conductometric titration. The authors aim to show that where other titration techniques have limitations, conductometric titration can be used successfully. Following this, historical aspects, foundations, potentialities, and limitations of flow-based titrations are…
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Quick ViewThis compilation begins by discussing Sn, Sb and Ge-based anodes. Various approaches for alleviating volume changes corresponding to each kind of anode are presented in regards to the last 20 years. Sn, Sb and Ge-based alloy-type anodes have attracted considerable research interest as promising candidates for next-generation LIBs due to their high theoretical capacities, suitable…
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Quick ViewThis was especially true for freshwater aquatic systems, where direct measurements of more than forty trace elements have become possible provided that necessary precautions against pollution are made and required sample preparation protocol is maintained. Therefore, analyses of both liquid (water) and solid (biomass, sediments, soils, and aerosol particles) compartments of the landscape continuum allowed…
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Quick ViewIn this collection, terpenes in oregano, mainly represented by the essential oils, are extensively documented for their antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, with the goal of describing the biological properties of terpenes from oregano and their mechanism of action. Next, the authors focus on solid acid catalysts as potential heterogeneous catalysts for…
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Quick ViewThis book covers the problems related to acetic acid in the food industry. People have been using acetic acid to produce food for thousands of years and continue to find new uses for it. The first two chapters are related to the bacteria that not only produce acetic acid, but also use it for intracellular…
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Quick ViewFluorination is one of the most efficient routes for modifying the physiochemical properties of materials in order to enlarge their application domain. In this collection, controlled fluorination was successfully applied for the fluorination of different starting materials: SWCNTs, MWCNTs, carbon nanodiscs, carbon blacks, polymers, carbides, and Li4Ti5O12 (electrochemical materials). The choice of fluorinating agent is…
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Quick ViewNitric oxide (NO) is a tiny molecule with tremendous impact in biology, biochemistry, physiology, biomedicine and clinical practice. Nitric oxide, as a signaling molecule, significantly contributes in the regulation of transcriptional, translational and post-translational processes, aging, inflammation, and major human pathologies. This book represents a view on the area from physical chemists with long and…
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Quick ViewGraphene oxide is a carbon-based material what produces a monolayer or a few layers of oxygen-functionalized graphene. The number of layers usually differentiate between graphene oxide and graphite oxide. Though a multilayer system, graphite oxide monolayer flakes and few-layer flakes can be found in a graphene oxide dispersion. Due to the presence of oxygen functionalities,…
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Quick ViewThis book discusses the roles and provides new research and insights on the glucocorticoid known as corticosterone. Chapter One presents and discusses the mechanisms underlying the harmful effects of glucocorticoids in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder. Chapter Two focuses on alterations of the brain serotonergic system induced by dysfunctions of the adrenal gland. Chapter…
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