Organic chemistry principles and industrial practice

Mark M. Green, Harold A. Wittcoff

342 pages, parution le 03/09/2003

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Résumé

Nylon, plexiglas, epoxy resin, and Elmer's glue; dynamite, rubber tires, and spandex. These are a few among the multitude of industrial products produced using the principles of organic chemistry, principles that are often taught to students without reference to the commercial and practical importance of the subject. The marvelous theoretical principles on which organic chemistry is based are therefore often not fully appreciated by students of this subject. Organic chemistry can appear dry, meaningless, and seemingly irrelevant.

In this textbook, designed to be used in conjunction with classic texts of organic chemistry at the undergraduate level, or standing alone for more advanced students, two experts, M. M. Green and H. A. Wittcoff bring the principles and the practice together. Written for students, and also giving much information that could be used to enhance teaching of the subject, the book, presented in ten concise chapters, combines important industrial processes with the principles of organic chemistry. The result is a source of otherwise barely accessible information. In addition, personal anecdotes from the authors' vast experience make this a fascinating and indispensable textbook for everyone wishing to enhance the appreciation of this subject.

How Petroleum is converted to Useful Materials: Carbocations and Free Radicals are the Keys
Polymerization, Polypropylene and the Principles of Stereochemistry
The central Role of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
From Nucleophilic Chemistry to Crosslinking, with a Side Trip to Glyverol, in the Synthesis of Commercially Important Plastics
The Nylon Story
Competition for the Best Industrial Synthesis of Methyl Methacrylate
Natural Rubber and Other Elastomers
Ethylene and Propylene : Two Very Different Kinds of Chemistry
The Demise of Acetaldehyde : A Story of How the Chemical Industry Evolves
Doing Well by Doing Good
An Epilogue - The Future
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Mark M. Green, Harold A. Wittcoff
Parution	03/09/2003
Nb. de pages	342
Format	17 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	690g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783527302895