Crystalline Molecular Complexes and Compounds: Structure and Principles 2 Volume Set (International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography) [Hardcover]

Frank H. Herbstein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198526601 | ISBN-13: 978-0198526605 | Publication Date: January 19, 2006

This book provides a comprehensive and unified account of the structure and properties of crystalline binary adducts. Perhaps better known as molecular complexes and compounds, these crystals are currently estimated (from molecular recognition studies) to make up one quarter of the world's crystals, providing evidence for some sort of special attraction between the two components. DNA is perhaps the most famous example but others (hydrates, solvates, host-guest inclusion complexes, donor-acceptor compounds) pervade the whole body of solid state chemistry. Although much research has been published, there has never been a comprehensive and unified treatment of the whole field. This book has been designed to fill this gap, comparing and contrasting the various examples and the different types of interaction (hydrogen bonding, inclusion and localized or delocalized charge transfer). More than 600 figures, 200 tables and 3500 references are included in the book. Since most 'parent compounds' form a number of adducts, the fraction of crystalline binary adducts is only going to grow making this account just the 'tip of the iceberg.'

Editorial Reviews

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`... very useful to a large number of crystallographers and structural chemists.' Gautam R. Desiraju, University of Hyderabad

`... excellent coverage ... a most useful text.' Roger Bishop, University of New South Wales, Australia

About the Author

Frank H. Herbstein is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1352 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198526601
• ISBN-13: 978-0198526605
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,069,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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