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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, N. Y. 10016. 1970. $22.50
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This is the 8 t h volume of a series entitled "Advances in Analyt,ical Chemistry and Instrumentation." It is hoped that t,his series will offer a new medium for the exchange of ideas and will assist effective, fruitful communication between the various disciplines of analytical chemistry. The physical phenomenon of separat'ion of charged gaseous species according to t'heir momenta and mass has permitted the mass spectrometer t)o pervade the entire scope of modern physical science from nuclear physics to molecular biology and medical research. D r . Burlingame stat'es that to bring the full impact of its varied capabilities to bear upon the nature of terrestrial organic matter, it is the responsibility of the physicist, physical chemist, and computer scientist t,o explore the host of experimental approaches and techniques sufficiently so that the organic,, bio-, and life-oriented scientists may comprehend the scope and enjoy the successful exploitation of mass spectrometry in each of their respective disciplines. Each contribution in this volume was provided b y authorities from their respective research areas. The t,opics covered include: techniques of molecular ionization; mass discrimination caused by elect'ron-multiplier detectors; correlations of fragment ion structures with energetics of formation j gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry combination; high resolution mass spectrometry j mechanisms of ion decomposition react,ionsj mass spectrometry of complex natural compounds; and applications of mass spectrometry to organic geochemistry. This volume contains both an aut'hor index and a subject' index. Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry. Stuart J. Baum. xvii 471 pages. Macmillan Co., 866 Third Ave., New York, N. Y. 10022.
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1970. $9.95
This book was designed for students taking a one-semester course in introductory organic chemistry and biochemistry. 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. T h e student will gradually begin to realize that biochemical reactions are nothing more than specific examples of the more general types of reactions btudied in or-
