Organic Chemistry

Zinc fingers are small protein structural motifs that can coordinate one or more zinc ions to help stabilize their folds. They can be classified in...

A macrocycle is, as defined by IUPAC, a cyclic macromolecule or a macromolecular cyclic portion of a molecule . In the chemical literature, organi...

The authors of this book discuss the use of organosilanes as anchoring layers for biomolecules on different materials. The biofunctionalization of ...

Phthalates are ester derivatives that have been used to alter the flexibility of plastics since the 1930s, and are ubiquitous in our daily life. Th...

Organic acids are compounds with acidic properties and occur naturally in a number of foods. They are mainly present in fermented products as a res...

The nineteenth century saw the beginning and flourishing of the now huge and important field of organophosphorus chemistry. The first compound with...

Atrazine, a non-persistent pesticide, belongs to a triazine herbicide group of pesticides and is derived from the s-triazine structure - a six memb...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of macromolecular chemistry. Topics include efficient biotechological tools on GM c...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds that consist of fused aromatic rings and do not contain heteroatoms or carry substit...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are high molecular weight, aromatic compounds containing two or more benzene rings joined together in diffe...

Significant advances in metal-catalyzed reactions, especially cyclizations, have dramatically improved the efficiency of organic synthesis over the...

This excellent textbook has been further improved by the inclusion of major new developments in molecular recognition research, drug design, crown ...