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Colour Chemistry
Journal of Photochemistry
and Photobiology,
A:
Chemistry,
41 (1987)
145
145
Book Review
Culuur Chemistry by H. Zollinger; price U.S. $121.
published
by VCH
Verlagsgesellschaft,
Weinheim,
1987;
367
pp.;
The objective of this book is to improve the understanding of chemists and biologists in the fields of dye synthesis, colour theory and applications of dyes. The author covers these areas in a total of 16 chapters. The first briefly covers the history of the dyestuffs field while the second covers in some depth the theory of colour and chemical constitution. The synthesis of various dye classes are then covered in Chapters 3 - 9 while Chapter 10 covers fluorescent brightening agents. Dye and pigment applications are covered in Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 respectively with photochemical, thermal and electrochemical properties being covered in Chapter 13. Photoimaging and data recording systems are covered in Chapter 14 whilst Chapter 15 deals with biological and analytical aspects with ecological and toxicological aspects being appropriately dealt with in the last chapter. The book is generally well planned and leaves few stones unturned. Whilst much of the information contained is well covered elsewhere, this book provides a complete forum on several topics and in this respect is quite valuable. The chapter on colour theory and dye structure I found particularly interesting and the chapters on dye synthesis have a most interesting historic approach to the subject, including discussions on problem areas. I also found some of the application chapters to be very valuable since this information is sparseley distributed elsewhere and often dealt with in a complex manner. However, I did find some of the applications to be lacking in background theory such as electrophotography and imaging and perhaps this could be considered in a future edition. The book is certainly produced to a very high standard by the publishers with excellent diagrams and well-drawn structures and up-to-date references, and in my view should suit the needs of scientists and technologists concerned with dyestuffs and their properties and applications, as well as providing a useful source of information for teaching purposes in academia. Finally, the book contains much information relevant to the interests of many photochemists since colour chemistry is an integral part of photochemistry and photophysics, and in this respect I would highly recommend it. N. S. ALLEN Manchester Polytechnic Manchester Ml 5GD U.K. 0 Elsevier Sequoia/Printed
in The Netherlands
and Photobiology,
A:
Chemistry,
41 (1987)
145
145
Book Review
Culuur Chemistry by H. Zollinger; price U.S. $121.
published
by VCH
Verlagsgesellschaft,
Weinheim,
1987;
367
pp.;
The objective of this book is to improve the understanding of chemists and biologists in the fields of dye synthesis, colour theory and applications of dyes. The author covers these areas in a total of 16 chapters. The first briefly covers the history of the dyestuffs field while the second covers in some depth the theory of colour and chemical constitution. The synthesis of various dye classes are then covered in Chapters 3 - 9 while Chapter 10 covers fluorescent brightening agents. Dye and pigment applications are covered in Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 respectively with photochemical, thermal and electrochemical properties being covered in Chapter 13. Photoimaging and data recording systems are covered in Chapter 14 whilst Chapter 15 deals with biological and analytical aspects with ecological and toxicological aspects being appropriately dealt with in the last chapter. The book is generally well planned and leaves few stones unturned. Whilst much of the information contained is well covered elsewhere, this book provides a complete forum on several topics and in this respect is quite valuable. The chapter on colour theory and dye structure I found particularly interesting and the chapters on dye synthesis have a most interesting historic approach to the subject, including discussions on problem areas. I also found some of the application chapters to be very valuable since this information is sparseley distributed elsewhere and often dealt with in a complex manner. However, I did find some of the applications to be lacking in background theory such as electrophotography and imaging and perhaps this could be considered in a future edition. The book is certainly produced to a very high standard by the publishers with excellent diagrams and well-drawn structures and up-to-date references, and in my view should suit the needs of scientists and technologists concerned with dyestuffs and their properties and applications, as well as providing a useful source of information for teaching purposes in academia. Finally, the book contains much information relevant to the interests of many photochemists since colour chemistry is an integral part of photochemistry and photophysics, and in this respect I would highly recommend it. N. S. ALLEN Manchester Polytechnic Manchester Ml 5GD U.K. 0 Elsevier Sequoia/Printed
in The Netherlands