Diamondoid Molecules Contributor(s): G Ali Mansoori Et Al (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814291609 ISBN-13: 9789814291606 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $145.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Nanoscience - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - General - Science | Chemistry - Organic |
Dewey: 620.193 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 424 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Diamondoids are cage-like, ultra stable, saturated ringed hydrocarbons, which have a diamond-like structure consisting of a number of six-member carbon rings fused together. Adamantane is the cage compound prototype and the simplest diamondoid molecule. Diamondoids Molecules aims to present these fascinating substances in a novel fashion. The more intriguing facets of diamondoid molecules are comprehensively exposed and discussed, bringing state-of-the-art information to the reader, along with the history, fundamentals and perspectives of diamondoid science and technology.This groundbreaking book, especially devoted to diamondoid molecules, is of critical importance to the global techno-scientific community, and will be of great interest in many research fields such as chemistry, physics, material science, geology, and biological sciences. Moreover, it will attract readers from industrial, government and environmental agencies as well as scholars. |