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80 A · ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, VOL. 42, NO. 14, DECEMBER 1970
Topics in Organic Mass Spectrometry. A. L. Burlingame, Ed. xi + 471 pages. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, Ν. Υ. 10016. 1970. $22.50
This is the 8th volume of a series en titled "Advances in Analytical Chemis try and Instrumentation." I t is hoped that this series will offer a new medium for the exchange of ideas and will assist effective, fruitful communication be tween the various disciplines of analyti cal chemistry. The physical phenome non of separation of charged gaseous species according to their momenta and mass has permitted the mass spectrom eter to pervade the entire scope of mod ern physical science from nuclear phys ics to molecular biology and medical re search. Dr. Burlingame states that to bring the full impact of its varied capa bilities to bear upon the nature of ter restrial organic matter, it is the respon sibility of the physicist, physical chem ist, and computer scientist to explore the host of experimental approaches and techniques sufficiently so that the or ganic, bio-, and life-oriented scientists may comprehend the scope and enjoy the successful exploitation of mass spec trometry in each of their respective dis ciplines. Each contribution in this vol ume was provided by authorities from their respective research areas. The topics covered include: techniques of molecular ionization; mass discrimina tion caused by electron-multiplier de tectors; correlations of fragment ion structures with energetics of formation; gas-liquid chromatography-mass spec trometry combination; high resolution mass spectrometry; mechanisms of ion decomposition reactions; mass spec trometry of complex natural com pounds; and applications of mass spec trometry to organic geochemistry. This volume contains both an author index and a subject index.
Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry. Stuart J. Baum. xvii + 4 7 1 pages. Macmillan Co., 866 Third Ave., New York, Ν. Υ. 10022. 1970. $9.95
This book was designed for students taking a one-semester course in intro ductory organic chemistry and bio chemistry. The material in this text is presented in such a way as to require the student to spend some time thinking about the chemistry he is learning. The student will gradually begin to realize that biochemical reactions are nothing more than specific examples of the more general types of reactions studied in or-
