Journal of Molecular Structure, 160 (1987) 183-188 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands
Book reviews
Specialist Periodical Report, Vol. 8, Senior Reporter M. E. Rose, The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1985, pp. xvi + 360, price $70.00.
Muss Spectrometry,
This volume continues this very valuable series of reports and covers the mass spectrometry literature published between July 1982 and June 1984. The specialist chapters in this volume are concerned with photoelectronphotoion coincidence spectroscopy (J. Dannacher and J.-P. Stadelmann), Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (N. M. M. Nibbering), and fastatom-bombardment mass spectrometry (R. M. Caprioli). Ionization and ion dynamics are reviewed by I. Powis whilst M. A. Baldwin covers the structures and reactions of gas-phase organic ions. Advances in mass spectrometry go hand in hand with instrumental developments. The survey of current trends by T. R. Kemp is, therefore, most valuable as is the following chapter on the use of computers and microprocessors by J. R. Chapman. J. H. Bowie reviews the gas phase reactions of organic negative ions. The important analytical areas of GC/MS and HPLC/MS are extensively covered by M. E. Rose. Applications of mass spectrometry to the identification of drugs and their metabolites, pharmacokinetics and toxicity is the concern of D. J Harvey. Inorganic mass spectrometry makes a welcome return with a chapter from J. Charalambous. The literature coverage is wide and the various reviewers are to be congratulated on producing highly readable and stimulating accounts of their subject areas. The volume is an invaluable contribution to the field and all practising mass spectroscopists should have access to a copy. D. P. Magnetic Resonance, Specialist Periodical Report, Vol. 15, Senior Reporter G. A. Webb, The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1986, pp. xii + 452, price $87.00.
Nuclear
Volume 15 of this valuable series includes ten annual reviews covering the NMR literature published between June 1984 and May 1985, as well as two biennial reports for the period June 1983 to May 1985. The topics covered are the same as in the previous volumes: Theoretical and Physical Aspects of Nuclear Shielding (C. J. Jameson); Applications of Nuclear Shielding (G. E. Hawkes); Theoretical Aspects of Spin-Spin Couplings (A. Laaksonen) ; Applications of Spin-Spin Couplings (D. F. Ewing); Nuclear Spin Relaxation in Liquids (H. Weingirtner); Solid State NMR (P. S. Belton, S. F. Tanner, and K. M. Wright); Natural Macromolecules (D. B. Davies); Synthetic Macromolecules (A. V. Cunliffe); Conformational Analysis (U. Berg and