The Structures & Reactions of the Aromatic Compounds

Badger, G.M.

ISBN 10: 0521040760 / ISBN 13: 9780521040761

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1954

About this Item

Hardcover; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; reference number taped to spine; fading and shelf wear to exterior; fading to pages; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. No dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Structures & Reactions of the Aromatic Compounds
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1954
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521040760
• ISBN 13: 9780521040761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: UsedGood

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Synopsis

This 1954 book was the first to be devoted to the fundamental properties of the aromatic compounds as a whole. It describes the experimental and theoretical attempts to explain their structure and discusses their characteristic properties and the mechanism of their reactions. Heterocyclic compounds are included in Dr Badger's survey. Aromatic compounds are characterised by their cyclic molecular structure, their high degree of unsaturation and their stability. Coal tar is the chief source of aromatic compounds, but they are also made from crude oil and can be produced synthetically. Nearly all dyestuffs are 'aromatic', as are most of the common drugs and explosives. The book addressed itself primarily to graduates and final-year undergraduates. It was also of interest to research chemists in the dyestuffs, pharmaceutical and explosives industries. As some complex aromatic compounds produce cancer on the skin of laboratory animals, cancer research workers will also have found it relevant.

Book Description

This 1957 book was the first to be devoted to the fundamental properties of the aromatic compounds as a whole. It describes the experimental and theoretical attempts to explain their structure and discusses their characteristic properties and the mechanism of their reactions.