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Chemistry World Student Book Reviews, August 2009

Hands up for chiral chemistry

The importance of knowing left from right


Fundamentals of asymmetric catalysis

The book deals with Lewis acid, Lewis base, metal-based catalysis and organic catalysis


Writing up your research

This book aims to mentor early-career researchers through the difficult crucial steps of knowing how to write


Physical meets biological

This new book gives a nice introduction to current aspects of the interface between physical chemistry and molecular biology


Reactions with arrows

This book sets out to bridge the gap between the teaching lab and the research laboratory


Arrow-pushing in organic chemistry: An easy approach to understanding reaction mechanisms

From the blurb for this new text, I expected a student-friendly book


Jump start thermodynamics

The book provides a coherent and refreshing introduction to thermodynamics, restricting itself to simple algebra with no calculus


Welcome to the nanoworld

The book is perfectly balanced and contains many new chapters with detailed and comprehensive information


Retrosynthesis

Reinhard Hoffmann sets out to 'demystify' the art of synthetic planning


Molecules on a large scale

the second edition of Steed and Atwood's Supramolecular chemistry is the most comprehensive overview of the area available in textbook form


Starting from quantum theory

The aim is to produce a book to accompany teaching physical chemistry according to this philosophy


New light

This textbook aims to familiarise both students and researchers with the critical concepts and methods involved in studies of organic molecular photochemistry


Chemical basis of biology

An excellent new textbook in this area targeted at third and fourth year undergraduates


Bio-aided chemistry

The latest volume in a series primarily aimed at postgraduates and researchers published by Wiley


Chemistry primer

It provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry on which to build later studies


In brief

Short items