Synthetic methods of organic chemistry (Theilheimer, W.) - Journal of

Ernest I. Becker. J. Chem. Educ. , 1968, 45 (4), p A336. DOI: 10.1021/ed045pA336.4. Publication Date: April 1968. View: PDF | PDF w/ Links. Related Co...
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BOOK REVIEWS use i n n course intl.oducing the solid state is limited. The hook by I h r n r t y is aimed a t senior ~~ndergraduateor f i ~ tyear graduate students in chemiatrv. I t assumes s. strong bnckgroond it, ~kdergradoatephysical ehemis11.y atid a t least s nodding nrq~mintnnce with qimntum mechanics. ;\lnthemat,ical treatments are not emphssiaed, althoogh a rather firm fuundation in mathematics, somewhat beyond dilleretitid eqtlati [A] ), and on page 126 a = q2kKTa should be r* = y2/kKTe. A few problems are given after each chapter. .\lore problems illusbrating some of the very fundamental conc e p t , ~ ,and generally less complex bhan those given, would be helpful. The text by H a m a y is a n excellent introduction to solid-state chemistry. I t is recommended highly to those i n terested in the properties of the solid state, be they beginners or workers in the field.

P.LIJL F. WELLER Stale Uniuersity College Fredonia, New York 14063 Synthetic Methods of Orgonic Chemistry

W . Theilheimer. Volume 21, Yearbook 1967. S. Karger, Basel, New York, 1967. xx ,540 pp. Figs. and tables.

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