Book description
Heterocycles in Life and Society
is an introduction to the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, focusing
on their origin and occurrence in nature, biochemical significance and
wide range of applications. Written in a readable and accessible style,
the book takes a multidisciplinary approach to this extremely important
area of organic chemistry.
Topics covered include an introduction to
the structure and properties of heterocycles; the key role of
heterocycles in important life processes such as the transfer of
hereditary information, how enzymes function, the storage and
transport of bioenergy, and photosynthesis; applications of
heterocycles in medicine, agriculture and industry; heterocycles in
supramolecular chemistry; the origin of heterocycles on primordial
Earth; and how heterocycles can help us solve 21st century challenges.
For this second edition, Heterocycles in Life and Society has
been completely revised and expanded, drawing on a decade of
innovation in heterocyclic chemistry. The new edition includes
discussions of the role of heterocycles in nanochemistry, green
chemistry, combinatorial chemistry, molecular devices and sensors, and
supramolecular chemistry. Impressive achievements include the creation
of various molecular devices, the recording and storage of
information, the preparation of new organic conductors, and new
effective drugs and pesticides with heterocyclic structures. Much new
light has been thrown on various life processes, while the chemistry
of heterocycles has expanded to include new types of heterocyclic
structures and reactions, and the use of heterocyclic molecules as
ionic liquids and proton sponges.
Heterocycles in Life and Society is an essential guide to this
important field for students and researchers in chemistry,
biochemistry, and drug discovery, and scientists at all levels wishing
to expand their scientific horizon.
