Handbook of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Second Edition [Paperback]

Alan R. Katritzky (Author), Pozharskii (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0080429890 | ISBN-13: 978-0080429892 | Publication Date: October 16, 2000 | Edition: 2

This new edition is designed to provide a one-volume overall picture of the subject of heterocyclic chemistry.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Heterocyclic chemistry is the largest of the classical divisions of organic chemistry. Heterocyclic compounds are widely distributed in Nature, playing a vital role in the metabolism of living cells. Their practical applications range from extensive clinical use to fields as diverse as agriculture, photography, biocide formulation and polymer science. The range of known compounds is enormous, encompassing the whole spectrum of physical, chemical and biological properties.

This book provides a balanced, a concise and informative account of heterocyclic chemistry that will be suitable for graduate or advanced undergraduate students and a convenient reference book for research workers, for both specialists int he field and those whose expertise lies in other areas but who nevertheless need information on heterocylic chemistry.

The Handbook of Heterocyclic Chemistry is illustrated throughout with thousands of clearly drawn chemical structures. The highly systematic coverage given to the subject makes this the most authoritative one-volume account of modern heterocyclic chemistry available. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Alan Katritzky, educated at Oxford, held faculty positions at Cambridge and East Anglia before migrating in 1980 to the University of Florida, where he is Kenan Professor and Director for the Institute for Heterocyclic Compounds. He has trained some 800 graduate students and post-docs, and lectured and consulted world-wide. He led the team, which produced "Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry" and its sequels, "CHEC-II" and "CHEC-III", has edited "Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Vols. 1 through 100" and conceived the plan for "Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations". He founded Arkat-USA, a non-profit which publishes "Archive for Organic Chemistry" (ARKIVOC) electronic journal completely free to authors and readers at (www.arkat-usa.org). Honors include 14 honorary doctorates from 11 countries and membership or foreign membership of the National Academies of Britain, Catalonia, India, Poland, Russia and Slovenia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 758 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (October 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0080429890
• ISBN-13: 978-0080429892
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,695,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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