t e a c h e r s will s u r e l y b e the e x c e p t i o n a l l y l a r g e a m o u n t of s t r u c t u r a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s i n c l u d e d . Data on m o l e c u l a r geometries, b o n d l e n g t h s and b a n d a n g l e s a r e p r e s e n t e d in t a b l e s and, m o r e conveniently, within g r a p h i c r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f m o l e c u l a r s t r u c tures. F a r t h i s r e a s o n alone, t h e b o o k c e r t a i n l y will b e c o m e a useful reference book. S t u d e n t u s e i s suggested in t h e book's preface, but h e r e t h e case seems less c o m p e l l i n g . Only t h e m o s t avid supp o r t e r s o f VSEPR a r e l i k e l y t o h e willing t o i n c l u d e t h i s l e v e l of e m p h a s i s o n t h i s t o p i c in a course. F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e l e v e l o f sop h i s t i c a t i o n developed int h e h o o k p r o h a b l y i s b e s t a p p r e c i a t e d by t h o s e with s u b s t a n t i a l c h e m i c a l b a c k g r o u n d . S o m e may s a y t h a t p r o p o n e n t s carry t h e V S E P R m o d e l b e y o n d r e a s o n a b l e l i m i t s ; w h i l e VSEPR might b e a g o o d m o d e l to p r e d i c t gross features o f s t r u c t u r e i t s e x t e n s i o n to f i n e r l e v e l s o f d e t a i l s t r e t c h e s its c r e d i b i l i t y . T h i s i s a p o i n t t h a t s u p p o r t e r s o f VSEPR s u r e l y will contest. N o t s u r p r i s i n g l y , t h i s b o o k w i l l p r o v i d e b o t h p r o p o n e n t s and d e t r a c t o r s with l o t s o f specifics to s u p p o r t t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e positions.
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MichaelAsh and Irene Ash. VCH: New York, NY, 1993. xi + 529 pp. 18.5 x 26.1 cm. T h i s reference bwk serves a s a source f o r i d e n t i f y i n g product l i n e s in the i n t e r n a t i o n a l c h e m i c a l m a r k e t p l a c e . T h e c h e m i c a l ind u s t r y i s e x p a n d i n g r a p i d l y in p r o d u c t i n n o v a t i o n and s p e c i a l t y m a n u f a c t u r i n g . T h i s sourcebook, w h i c h i s r e g u l a r l y u p d a t e d , prov i d e s brief, a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n s of t h e p r o d u c t l i n e s i n c l u d i n g t h e c h e m i c a l classification, function, andlor a p p l i c a t i o n . P r o p r i e t a r y c h e m i c a l s are i d e n t i f i e d by f u n c t i o n alone.
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