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The Chemical bond : structure and dynamics / edited by Ahmed Zewail.

Contributor(s): Zewail, Ahmed H.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Academic Press, c1992Description: xv, 313 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0127796207.Subject(s): Chemical bondsDDC classification: 541.224
Contents:
X-ray crystallography and the nature of the chemical bond -- The significance of the hydrogen bond in physiology -- Molecular recognition between protein and nucleic acids -- The impact of linus pauling on molecular biology: a reminiscence -- How I became interested in the chemical bond: a reminiscence -- Chemistry in microtime -- The transition state -- Chemical reaction dynamics and electronic structure -- Real-time laser femtochemistry: viewing the transition from reagents to products.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This inspired book by some of the most influential scientists of our time--including six Nobel laureates--chronicles our emerging understanding of the chemical bond through the last nine decades and into the future. From Pauling's early structural work using x-ray and electron diffraction to Zewail's femtosecond lasers that probe molecular dynamics in real time; from Crick's molecular biology to Rich's molecular recognition, this book explores a rich tradition of scientific heritage and accomplishment. The perspectives given by Pauling, Perutz, Rich, Crick, Porter, Polanyi, Herschbach, Zewail, and Bernstein celebrate major scientific achievements in chemistry and biology with the chemical bond playing a fundamental role. In a unique presentation that also provides some lively insights into the very nature of scientific thought and discovery, The Chemical Bond: Structure and Dynamics will be of general interest to scientists, science historians, and the scientifically inclined populous.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

X-ray crystallography and the nature of the chemical bond -- The significance of the hydrogen bond in physiology -- Molecular recognition between protein and nucleic acids -- The impact of linus pauling on molecular biology: a reminiscence -- How I became interested in the chemical bond: a reminiscence -- Chemistry in microtime -- The transition state -- Chemical reaction dynamics and electronic structure -- Real-time laser femtochemistry: viewing the transition from reagents to products.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Structure
  • X-Ray Crystallography and the Nature of the Chemical Bond
  • The Significance of the Hydrogen Bond in Physiology
  • Molecular Recognition between Protein and Nucleic Acids
  • The Impact of Linus Pauling on Molecular Biology: A Reminiscence
  • How I Became Interested in the Chemical Bond: A Reminiscence. Dynamics
  • Chemistry in Microtime
  • The Transition State
  • Chemical Reaction Dynamics and Electronic Structure
  • Real-Time Laser Femtochemistry: Viewing the Transition from Reagents to Products
  • Biographies
  • Index

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CHOICE Review

This beautiful volume is an outgrowth of Linus Pauling's 90th birthday symposium, held at Caltech on February 28, 1991. Two chapters are contributed by Pauling himself: "X-ray Crystallography and the Nature of the Chemical Bond," and "How I Became Interested in the Chemical Bond." The book is organized into two sections, structure and dynamics. In the former (in addition to Pauling's chapters) appear M. F. Perutz's ". . .Hydrogen Bond in Physiology," A. Rich's "Molecular Recognition between Proteins and Nucleic Acids," and F. Crick's "The Impact of Linus Pauling on Molecular Biology." In the dynamics section are contained "Chemistry in Microtime," by G. Porter, "The Transition State," by J. C. Polanyi, "Chemical Reaction Dynamics and Electronic Structure," by D. Herschbach, and "Real Time Laser Femtochemistry. . .," by A. Zewail and R. Bernstein. The contributors are among the most prominent scientists of this century. The book can be regarded as a collector's item. Amply illustrated in color and black and white; end-of-chapter references; subject index. Graduate; faculty. K. L. Marsi; California State University, Long Beach