Synopses & Reviews
A UNIQUE RESOURCE ON CRYSTAL STRUCTURES AND THE VARIETY OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE DERIVED FROM CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
"This book is a treasure chest . . . an extremely valuable text for a chemical crystallography course . . . [it is] the best single compendium of the wide variety of information derived from crystal structure analysis and should certainly be in every chemistry library." --Journal of the American Chemical Society
"This book is a gem . . . no other volume covers such a wide range of structures together with so much discussion . . . should be lying in every chemical and biochemical laboratory." --Acta Crystallographica
Over the past twenty-five years, X-ray crystallography has emerged as one of the most important tools for structure elucidation in all branches of chemistry. No other method can match its ability to provide atomic structural information on crystalline materials of molecular weights ranging from ten to several million daltons.
Crystallography in Modern Chemistry is the first book of its kind. It brings readers from the birth and development of X-ray crystallography to the forefront of current research.
Includes more than 1,000 illustrations
* Gives detailed description of crystal structures in increasing levels of complexity, from metals to organics, inorganics, organometallics, and inclusion compounds
* Includes unit-cell parameters and atomic coordinates for each principal structure so that students can explore various structural details with the aid of an interactive molecular graphics program
Crystallography in Modern Chemistry is a useful reference for researchers who need an updated overview of crystallographic data on compounds of historical and current interest.
Synopsis
A comprehensive resource book providing professionals and students with a broad survey of structural information delineating the parallel development of crystallography and modern chemistry. Provides detailed description of crystal structures in increasing levels of complexity, from metals to organics, inorganics, organometallics, and inclusion compounds. Examples used to illustrate topics have been carefully selected to reflect the major advances of recent years and to bring the reader to the forefront of active research by including topics of current interest.
Synopsis
This unique work provides a broad survey of structural information on a wide variety of crystal structures. Each section features a principal crystal structure, along with descriptive information and illustrations.
"...a treasure chest...the best single compendium of the wide variety of information derived from crystal structure analysis and should certainly be in every chemist's library..". -- Journal of the American Chemical Society
Original figures accompany the molecular and crystal structures discussed.
About the Author
THOMAS C. W. MAK is Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research activities are in the area of chemical crystallography, particularly the synthesis and structural characterization of clathrate inclusion compounds, organic salt hydrates, and hydrogen-bonded molecular adducts.
GONG-DU ZHOU is Professor of Chemistry at Peking University. He is the author of more than ten popular Chinese texts on X-ray crystallography, chemical bonding, and structural chemistry, one of which has been translated into English and entitled Fundamentals of Structural Chemistry.
Table of Contents
Development of X-Ray Crystallography.
Fundamental Structures.
Inorganic Compounds (Main Groups).
Inorganic Compounds (Transition Elements).
Organic Compounds.
Organometallic Compounds.
Inclusion Compounds.
Bibliography.
Index.