This text''s clear explanations and descriptions of the mechanisms of chemical reactions teach students how to apply principles in order to predict the outcomes of reactions. The Fifth Edition offers a focus on biological applications that renders the text accessible to the majority of organic chemistry students and consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of scientific research."One Small Step" features apply familiar concepts to new reagents and reactions, encouraging students to analyze material rather than memorize the outcome to each new reaction."Visualizing the Reaction" features help students recognize important reactions by demonstrating the complete mechanisms for each type of reaction. HM ClassPrep with HM Testing CD-ROM includes lecture outlines and line art from the textbook in PowerPoint, the Computerized Test Bank and the Word files of the Test Bank in a new, easy-to-use interface with complete cross-platform flexibility, electronic versions of materials from the Instructor''s Resource Manual, and a transition guide that directs instructors through this new edition.

Surveying developments in coating polymers and plastics, this book examines proper materials selection, basic processing mechanics, process selection based on cost and coating mechanics, molding, and performance and durability assessments. Evaluating the cost-performance considerations in coating selection for polymers and plastics, Coatings of Polymers and Plastics is a reference tailored for busy professionals or students in coatings courses. It highlights techniques for salvaging plastics from used vehicles, including the recycling of automotive plastics, and compares North American and European techniques for coating plastics in the automotive industry.

With petroleum prices spiraling upward, making synthetic fuelsor "synfuels"from coal, natural gas, and biomass has become more economically competitive. Advanced energy companies now focus exclusively on alternative fuels, and many oil companies have programs dedicated to developing synthetic fuels. The Fischer-Tropsch process, which uses a collection of chemical reactions to convert mixtures of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons, is the studied method of choice for producing synthetic petroleum substitutes.

Química Orgánica Vollhardt, K.P.C. / Schore, N.E. El reconocido prestigio de los autores, tanto en investigación como en el terreno educativo, convierte esta obra en el texto actualmente más eficaz a la hora de presentar la quimica organica contemporanea, incluyendo los mas recientes resultados de investigacion, de modo ameno e inteligible para el estudiante. En esta nueva edicion se dan cita las tendencias mas actuales en la investigacion quimico-organica, incluyendo la quimica verde y nuevas metodologias sinteticas. El texto cuenta ademas con un sitio web propio, que constituye una valiosa ayuda como complemento educativo.

Since its original appearance in 1977, Advanced Organic Chemistry has maintained its place as the premier textbook in the field, offering broad coverage of the structure, reactivity and synthesis of organic compounds. As in the earlier editions, the text contains extensive references to both the primary and review literature and provides examples of data and reactions that illustrate and document the generalizations. While the text assumes completion of an introductory course in organic chemistry, it reviews the fundamental concepts for each topic that is discussed. The two-part fifth edition has been substantially revised and reorganized for greater clarity. Among the changes include: updated material reflecting advances in the field since 2001''s Fourth Edition, especially in computational chemistry; a companion Web site that provides digital models for study of structure, reaction and selectivity; and, solutions to the exercises provided to instructors online. The control of reactivity to achieve specific syntheses is one of the overarching goals of organic chemistry. Part B describes the most general and useful synthetic reactions, organized on the basis of reaction type.Together with "Part A: Structure and Mechanisms", the two volumes are intended to provide the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate student in chemistry with a sufficient foundation to comprehend and use the research literature in organic chemistry.

Este texto, organizado con un enfoque funcional, ofrece las técnicas más modernas para el estudio y la pedagogía de la química orgánica. Combina la comprensión conceptual y las aplicaciones más actuales mientras hace hincapie en el desarrollo y solucion de problemas. Ademas, introduce aspectos actualizados sobre espectroscopia, fotografias relevantes y muchas aplicaciones en quimica de polimeros repartidas por todo el texto.