Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

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Editor: Peter Gölitz, Deputy Editors: Neville Compton, Haymo Ross

Online ISSN: 1521-3773

Associated Title(s): Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry - A European Journal, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, Zeitschrift für Chemie

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Book reviews are written by invitation from the editor. Suggestions for books to be reviewed and for book reviewers are welcome.*

* Publishers should send brochures or (better) books to the editorial office. The editor reserves the right of selecting which books will be reviewed. Uninvited books not chosen for reviews will not be returned.

2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

Jay Labinger
Prize Fight. The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science. By Morton A. Myers.

Prize Fight. The Race and the Rivalry to be the First in Science. By Morton A. Myers.

Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2012. 272 pp., hardcover, $ 27.00.—ISBN 978-0230338906

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 22, 5681-5682

Jonathan Medlock, Werner Bonrath
Applications of Transition Metal Catalysis in Drug Discovery and Development. An Industrial Perspective. Edited by Matthew L. Crawley and Barry M. Trost.

Applications of Transition Metal Catalysis in Drug Discovery and Development. An Industrial Perspective. Edited by Matthew L. Crawley and Barry M. Trost.

John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012. 376 pp., hardcover, € 80.40.—ISBN 978-0470631324

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 21, 5435

Volkhard Helms
Protein–Ligand Interactions. Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry Series, Volume 53. Edited by Holger Gohlke.

Protein–Ligand Interactions. Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry Series, Volume 53. Edited by Holger Gohlke.

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. 339 pp., hardcover, € 139.00.—ISBN 978-3527329663

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 20, 5214-5215

Ulrich Lüning
Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry. Edited by Hans-Jörg Schneider.

Applications of Supramolecular Chemistry. Edited by Hans-Jörg Schneider.

CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2012. 453 pp., hardcover, $ 99.95.—ISBN 978-1439840146

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 18, 4724

Ive Hermans
Alkane C-H Activation by Single-Site Metal Catalysis. Catalysis by Metal Complexes series, Vol. 38. Edited by Pedro J. Pérez.

Alkane C-H Activation by Single-Site Metal Catalysis. Catalysis by Metal Complexes series, Vol. 38. Edited by Pedro J. Pérez.

Springer, Heidelberg, 2012. 269 pp., hardcover, € 106.95.—ISBN 978-9048136988

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 17, 4522-4523

Roderich D. Süssmuth
Natural Products in Chemical Biology. Edited by Natanya Civjan.

Natural Products in Chemical Biology. Edited by Natanya Civjan.

John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012. 436 pp., hardcover, € 100.20.—ISBN 978-1118101179

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 16, 4300

Peter I. Dalko
Asymmetric Organocatalysis. Workbench Edition. 2 Volumes, Science of Synthesis Series. Edited by Benjamin List and Keiji Maruoka.

Asymmetric Organocatalysis. Workbench Edition. 2 Volumes, Science of Synthesis Series. Edited by Benjamin List and Keiji Maruoka.

Thieme, Stuttgart, 2012. 1928 pp., softcover, € 449.00.—ISBN 978-3131705914

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 15, 4069-4070

Martin K. Beyer
Lehrbuch der Physikalischen Chemie. 6th Edition, with Workbook (in German). By Gerd Wedler and Hans-Joachim Freund.

Lehrbuch der Physikalischen Chemie. 6th Edition, with Workbook (in German). By Gerd Wedler and Hans-Joachim Freund.

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. 1146 pp., hardcover, € 89.90.—ISBN 978-3527329090

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 14, 3805

Seymour Mauskopf
From the Molecular World. A Nineteenth-Century Science Fantasy. “SpringerBriefs in History of Chemistry” Series. By Alan J. Rocke.

From the Molecular World. A Nineteenth-Century Science Fantasy. “SpringerBriefs in History of Chemistry” Series. By Alan J. Rocke.

Springer, 2012. 105 pp., softcover, 53.45 €.—ISBN 978-3642274152

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 13, 3565-3567

Dominik Voll, Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Photoinitiators for Polymer Synthesis. Scope, Reactivity, and Efficiency. By Jean-Pierre Fouassier and Jacques Lalavée.

Photoinitiators for Polymer Synthesis. Scope, Reactivity, and Efficiency. By Jean-Pierre Fouassier and Jacques Lalavée.

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. 476 pp., hardcover, € 149.00.—ISBN 978-3527332106

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 12, 3312

Arkadi Vigalok
Water in Organic Synthesis. Science of Synthesis Workbench Edition. Edited by Shū Kobayashi.

Water in Organic Synthesis. Science of Synthesis Workbench Edition. Edited by Shū Kobayashi.

Thieme, Stuttgart, 2012. 960 pp., softcover, € 249.00.—ISBN 978-3131693518

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 12, 3311-3312

Jan Reedijk
Inventing Chemistry. Herman Boerhaave and the Reform of the Chemical Arts. By John C. Powers.

Inventing Chemistry. Herman Boerhaave and the Reform of the Chemical Arts. By John C. Powers.

University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2012. 272 pp., hardcover, $ 40.00.—ISBN 978-0226677606

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 11, 3066-3067

Fred van Rantwijk
Ionic Liquids in Biotransformations and Organocatalysis. Solvents and Beyond. Edited by Pablo Domínguez de María.

Ionic Liquids in Biotransformations and Organocatalysis. Solvents and Beyond. Edited by Pablo Domínguez de María.

John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012. 435 pp., hardcover, € 120.00.—ISBN 978-0470569047

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 11, 3065-3066

Fritz E. Kühn
Catalysis. From Principles to Applications. By Matthias Beller, Albert Renken and Rutger A. van Santen.

Catalysis. From Principles to Applications. By Matthias Beller, Albert Renken and Rutger A. van Santen.

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. 642 pp., hardcover, € 69.00.—ISBN 978-3527323494

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 10, 2650

Lawrence T. Scott, Hee Yeon Cho, Maria N. Eliseeva, Edward A. Jackson, Takayuki Tanaka, Tomoharu Tanikawa
Aromaticity and Other Conjugation Effects. By Rolf Gleiter and Gebhard Haberhauer.

Aromaticity and Other Conjugation Effects. By Rolf Gleiter and Gebhard Haberhauer.

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. 452 pp., hardcover, € 129.00.—ISBN 978-3527329465 (softcover, € 59.00.—ISBN 978-3527329342)

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 09, 2403-2404

G. Herbert Vogel
Supercritical Water. A Green Solvent: Properties and Uses. Edited by Yizhak Marcus.

Supercritical Water. A Green Solvent: Properties and Uses. Edited by Yizhak Marcus.

John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012. 218 pp., hardcover, € 95.90.—ISBN 978-0470889473

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 08, 2158

Francesco De Angelis
Mass Spectrometry Handbook. Wiley Series on Pharmaceutical Science and Biotechnology—Practices, Applications, and Methods. Edited by Mike S. Lee.

Mass Spectrometry Handbook. Wiley Series on Pharmaceutical Science and Biotechnology—Practices, Applications, and Methods. Edited by Mike S. Lee.

John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012. 1368 pp., hardcover, € 159.60.—ISBN 978-0470536735

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 07, 1872-1873

Paul S. Pregosin
Applied Homogeneous Catalysis. By Arno Behr and Peter Neubert.

Applied Homogeneous Catalysis. By Arno Behr and Peter Neubert.

Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012. 688 pp., softcover, € 69.00.—ISBN 978-3527326334

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 06, 1627

Henning Hopf
Organic Chemistry Principles in Context. A Story Telling Historical Approach. By Mark M. Green.

Organic Chemistry Principles in Context. A Story Telling Historical Approach. By Mark M. Green.

ScienceFromAway Publishing, 2012. 476 pp., softcover, $ 25.00.—ISBN 978-0615702711

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 05, 1365-1366

Jeremy Harvey
Discovering Chemistry with Natural Bond Orbitals. By Frank Weinhold and Clark E. Landis.

Discovering Chemistry with Natural Bond Orbitals. By Frank Weinhold and Clark E. Landis.

John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012. 336 pp., softcover, € 69.90.—ISBN 978-1118119969

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 04, 1085

Stefan Böschen
Chemistry in Theatre. Insufficiency, Phallacy or Both. By Carl Djerassi. Imperial College Press, London, 2012. 112 pp., softcover, € 20.99.—ISBN 978-1848169388

Chemistry in Theatre. Insufficiency, Phallacy or Both. By Carl Djerassi. Imperial College Press, London, 2012. 112 pp., softcover, € 20.99.—ISBN 978-1848169388

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 03, 804

Bretislav Friedrich
Michael Polanyi and His Generation. Origins of the Social Construction of Science. By Mary Jo Nye.

Michael Polanyi and His Generation. Origins of the Social Construction of Science. By Mary Jo Nye.

The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2011. 405 pp., hardcover, $ 45.00.—ISBN 978-0226610634

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, No. 02, 498-500

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