Books in the Oxford Chemistry Primers series

Suitable for pre-university students, and providing a basis for university courses in chemistry and related subjects, this work features chapters which cover the structure of atoms, ions and molecules, reactivity, kinetics, and equilibrium. The chapters also give an insight into more advanced areas, drawing on real world examples.

Supramolecular chemistry is a fundamental area of modern chemical research. This Primer provides a concise and fully illustrated overview of the field suitable for newcomers to the area. The text forms the basis of a lecture course suitable for advanced undergraduates and researchers, and given the increasing importance of Supramolecular Chemistry, should play a central role in their education.

Plastics are used in every aspect of modern life. This Primer gives a simple introduction to these important materials, and includes practical industrial aspects as well as basic science. Exciting new developments are also described.

This short text gives an overview of the organometallic chemistry of transition metals. Structural principles and reactions are illustrated with numerous examples. Together with the companion volume Organometallics 1, the text is suitable as the basis for undergraduate courses and revision.

This book is an introduction to transition metal reaction mechanisms, suitable for advanced undergraduates attending a 16-20 lecture course. The main areas of substitution, electron transfer, oxidative addition, activation of ligands, and insertion reactions are discussed in a systematic manner.

Summarizes the fundamentals of organic chemistry. This work introduces basic physical chemistry, and lays the groundwork for the mechanistic organic chemistry. It stresses on the importance of bonding and mechanism. It also includes examples of natural products and pharmaceuticals. It is suitable for advanced school students and undergraduates.

An understanding of spectroscopic methods is a pre-requisite for students in chemistry and related disciplines from the undergraduate level onwards. This text provides an introduction to common spectroscopic techniques and interpretation of spectra, and their application to inorganic-based systems.

This Primer presents an introduction to molecular symmetry and point groups with an emphasis on their applications. The author has adopted a non-mathematical approach as far as possible. The text is based on a successful course given by the author.

Aimed at undergraduate chemistry students, this clear and concise text is concerned with the reactions used in stereoselective organic synthesis. These are important types of reactions which can be used for the selective preparation of new organic compounds with a defined and predictable three dimensional architecture.

Providing an introduction to the roles that metals have in biological systems, this text introduces many topics: the transport and storage of metals: their functions in dioxygen interactions, electron transfer, and enzyme activity; the therapeutic uses of coordination compounds; and more.

Process development bridges the gap between the laboratory synthesis of an organic compound and its industrial manufacture on a large scale. This book uses real examples to show the range of problems which may be encountered in scaling up chemical syntheses and the ways in which they may be overcome.

This primer provides a systematic introduction to the spectra and electronic structure of atoms, beginning with the hydrogen atom, and following a logical progression through the alkali metals and the helium atom, to atoms with many unpaired electrons.

Explains photochemistry in a comprehensive manner. Aimed at an undergraduate audience, this text describes the chemistry that follows the absorption of light, and explains how light has an extraordinary influence on chemical behaviour.

Providing an introduction to the kinetics of electron transfer reactions, this edition explores the applictions of electrochemistry methodology. It deals with electrochemical applications including the study of surface processes, reaction mechanisms, electrosynthesis, and the combination of electrochemistry with techniques such as spectroscopy.

The most clear, concise, and accessible first introduction to the basic principles of mass spectrometry.

An understanding of spectroscopic techniques in the analysis of chemical structures is an essential to all chemistry degree courses. This book provides the essential material needed by undergraduates, in a compact form. The book is also likely to be of use to postgraduates in organic chemistry as reference material in their daily research.

All the basic principles of this important topic are clearly presented here in an account which takes as examples many compounds of industrial and biological significance. Consideration is given to the structure, reactions, and properties of benzene and classes of aromatic compounds derived from it, and more.

The powerful and versatile technique of EPR is covered succinctly and clearly in this primer, making it an ideal introduction for those new to the field.

This physical chemistry primer is specifically designed to introduce physics to undergraduate chemistry students, and show them how a knowledge of physics is relevant to their degree.

Thermodynamics of Chemical Processes is the only self-contained text to cover the thermodynamics of chemical processes at a level appropriate for undergraduates. Describing the basic principles which govern reactivity and phase equilibria in chemical systems, the text contains a number of worked examples and problems.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most important characterization technique in synthetic chemistry. By giving an overview of the relevant theory, in non-mathematical terms, this book demystifies NMR. It contains examples from many different areas of inorganic chemistry which are closely related to the theory described.

This self-contained primer covers statistical thermodynamics in a rigorous yet approachable manner, making it the perfect text for undergraduates.

Chemical bonding, which underlies the structure and reactivity of all molecules, is explained beautifully clearly and succinctly in this primer, making it the perfect text to introduce students to this fundamental aspect of chemistry.

Foundations of Molecular Structure Determination gives a broad introduction to a range of common spectroscopic and diffraction methods, with frequent worked examples and problem questions provided to assist beginning undergraduates in developing their structure analysis skills.

Foundations of Science Mathematics provides a clear, concise and accessible introduction to the maths skills required to be successful in your study of science subjects, alongside over 90 problems and worked solutions.

Pericyclic reactions, a fundamental strand of organic chemistry, include a number of commercially important synthetic reactions such as the Diels-Alder reaction. This primer enables students to recognise the different types of pericyclic reaction and understand their application in organic synthesis.

This primer describes succinctly the range of NMR techniques commonly used in modern research, and explains how these experiments actually work, giving a unique perspective on this powerful experimental tool.

X-ray crystallography, a powerful technique for structure determination, plays a major role in modern research. This primer gives a concise and accessible account of the technique, emphasising its wide-ranging practical application to engineering and the physical and biological sciences.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance offers an accessible introduction to the physical principles of liquid-state NMR, with examples, applications, and exercises provided throughout to enable beginning undergraduates to get to grips with this important analytical technique.

In this text, the study of thermodynamics is manipulated against the normal course of study. While students and academics will learn the concepts, formulas, and laws of thermodynamics, they will also begin to understand the historical circumstance behind it all.