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The determination of organic peroxides. Monographs in organic functional group analysis, Volume 4
BOOK REVIEWS
330 I. M. KOLTHOFF.
Wiley
(Interscience),
New York,
1970. xv + 699 pp.
$32.50. This excellent book is just what you would expect if you knew the author and were familiar with his many publications. The book by Dr. Sawicki contains a wealth of information, expertly assembled, and belongs in every library-public, university, and private. The author is concerned with our environment and presents very sophisticated means of studying what could affect our lives. He promises to extend and apply these principles in his next volume to give a better understanding of techniques in studying the chemical composition of living tissue, its by-products, and human environment. The book treats such subjects as spectral information, beginning with the origin, problems amenable to the photometric approach, nomenclature, band types, temperature and steric effects, and absorption spectra of a multitude of compounds of many different structures. These spectra are compiled in many tables. Hundreds of structural formulas are included to show type reactions and tests. Each chapter ends with a large number of references, in some instances several hundred. In other words, the author has done a thorough job on a vital subject and the reviewer highly recommends this book and looks forwards to seeing Dr. Sawicki’s Part 2 on the subject. AL STEYERMARK,Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102 The Determination of Epoxide Groups. By B. DOBINSON, W. HOFMANN, AND B. P. STARK.Monographs in Organic Functional Group Analysis. Volume 1. Editors: R. BELCHER AND D. M. W. ANDERSON.Pergamon, London/New York, 1969. viii i- 79 pp. $6.00.
This small book gives a review of methods used for the determination of epoxide groups and includes some experimental details The authors point out that the choice of method depends on the particular epoxide under examination and that there exists a new problem for each compound with which one deals. Therefore this book can be considered to be only introductory to the problem and can act only as a guide for the vast amount of additional work which must be done in order to make the determination of epoxide groups reliable. As a starting point, the book is well worth while and is recommended by the reviewer. AL STEYERMARK, Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutger University, Newark, New Jersey 07102 The Determination of Organic Peroxides. By R. M. JOHNSONAND I. W. SIDDIQI. Monographs in Organic Functional Group Analysis, Volume 4. General editors: R. BELCHER AND D. M. W. ANDERSON.Pergamon, London/ New York 1970. ix + 119 pp. $6.75.
This small book, composed of thirteen chapters, gives considerable information on existing methods. It stresses the iodometric and ferrous ion ones. It touches on various titrimetric, calorimetric, polarographic, spectroscopic, and chromatographic (all types) methods.
BOOK
331
REVIEWS
In general, it is a survey of the methods in use, but in the opinion of the reviewer, its real value is to stimulate the interest of the reader to refine the methods in use and to develop more precise ones. AL STEYERMARK,Department
of Chemistry,
Scietlces, Rutgers
University,
The Determination of Hydrazino-Hydrazide Monographs iu Organic Functional Group
Newark College of Arts and Newark, New Jersey 07102
Groups. By HUGH E. MALONE. Analysis. Volume 5. General
editors: R. BELCHER AND D. M. W. ANDERSON. Pergamon, London/New York, 1970. xv -t-- 391 pp. $18.75. The book is divided into ten chapters and covers such subjects as oxidation, coulometric, chromatographic, gasometric, calorimetric, spectrophotometric, polarographic, and acid-base methods. Included are analysis of mixtures, qualitative and quantitative tests, and the use of hydrazines as analytical reagents. In general, the book is a summary of all analytical methods for hydrazino, hydrazide, hydrazine, substituted hydrazines, and hydrazine derivatives. The book will be of great value to those interested in this field as well as those generally involved in the fields of analytical and organic chemistry. AI. STEYERMARK,Department
Experimental
and Sciences, Rutgers
of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts Utriversity, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Methods
Chemistry.
in Organic
DAVID L. DALRYMPLE. Saunders, Philadelphia,
By JAMES A. MOORE AND 1971. xi i 233 pp.
Although this cannot be considered a book employing microtechniques, it occasionally deals in this range. The book is composed of thirty-five chapters, but the ones of real interest to those interested in small scale manipulation will be the chapters on crystallization, extraction, chromatography (vapor phase, thin-layer, and column), infrared absorption spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the literature of organic chemistry, and the identification of unknowns. The few pages on the subjects of laboratory safety (personal protection, fire hazard, disposal of chemicals, and first aid) and on preparation of the laboratory will be valuable to all chemists, regardless of their experience. A small paperback booklet of sixty-nine pages entitled “Instructors Guide for Experimental Methods in Organic Chemistry” by the same authors should accompany the use of the text, but no further mention of it need be made here. AL STEY~RMARK,Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Periodate Oxidation of Diol and Other Functional Groups. Analytical and Structural Applications. By GI.ENN DRYHURST. Monographs in Organic Functional Group Analysis. Volume 2. General editors: R. BELCHER AND
D. M. W. ANDERSON.Pergamon, London/New
York, 1970. xii t- 191 pp.
This little book is composed of seven chapters. These deal with preparation, properties, and oxidations with periodates in connection with structural studies. About one quarter of the hook (Chapter 6) really deals with analytical methods,
330 I. M. KOLTHOFF.
Wiley
(Interscience),
New York,
1970. xv + 699 pp.
$32.50. This excellent book is just what you would expect if you knew the author and were familiar with his many publications. The book by Dr. Sawicki contains a wealth of information, expertly assembled, and belongs in every library-public, university, and private. The author is concerned with our environment and presents very sophisticated means of studying what could affect our lives. He promises to extend and apply these principles in his next volume to give a better understanding of techniques in studying the chemical composition of living tissue, its by-products, and human environment. The book treats such subjects as spectral information, beginning with the origin, problems amenable to the photometric approach, nomenclature, band types, temperature and steric effects, and absorption spectra of a multitude of compounds of many different structures. These spectra are compiled in many tables. Hundreds of structural formulas are included to show type reactions and tests. Each chapter ends with a large number of references, in some instances several hundred. In other words, the author has done a thorough job on a vital subject and the reviewer highly recommends this book and looks forwards to seeing Dr. Sawicki’s Part 2 on the subject. AL STEYERMARK,Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102 The Determination of Epoxide Groups. By B. DOBINSON, W. HOFMANN, AND B. P. STARK.Monographs in Organic Functional Group Analysis. Volume 1. Editors: R. BELCHER AND D. M. W. ANDERSON.Pergamon, London/New York, 1969. viii i- 79 pp. $6.00.
This small book gives a review of methods used for the determination of epoxide groups and includes some experimental details The authors point out that the choice of method depends on the particular epoxide under examination and that there exists a new problem for each compound with which one deals. Therefore this book can be considered to be only introductory to the problem and can act only as a guide for the vast amount of additional work which must be done in order to make the determination of epoxide groups reliable. As a starting point, the book is well worth while and is recommended by the reviewer. AL STEYERMARK, Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutger University, Newark, New Jersey 07102 The Determination of Organic Peroxides. By R. M. JOHNSONAND I. W. SIDDIQI. Monographs in Organic Functional Group Analysis, Volume 4. General editors: R. BELCHER AND D. M. W. ANDERSON.Pergamon, London/ New York 1970. ix + 119 pp. $6.75.
This small book, composed of thirteen chapters, gives considerable information on existing methods. It stresses the iodometric and ferrous ion ones. It touches on various titrimetric, calorimetric, polarographic, spectroscopic, and chromatographic (all types) methods.
BOOK
331
REVIEWS
In general, it is a survey of the methods in use, but in the opinion of the reviewer, its real value is to stimulate the interest of the reader to refine the methods in use and to develop more precise ones. AL STEYERMARK,Department
of Chemistry,
Scietlces, Rutgers
University,
The Determination of Hydrazino-Hydrazide Monographs iu Organic Functional Group
Newark College of Arts and Newark, New Jersey 07102
Groups. By HUGH E. MALONE. Analysis. Volume 5. General
editors: R. BELCHER AND D. M. W. ANDERSON. Pergamon, London/New York, 1970. xv -t-- 391 pp. $18.75. The book is divided into ten chapters and covers such subjects as oxidation, coulometric, chromatographic, gasometric, calorimetric, spectrophotometric, polarographic, and acid-base methods. Included are analysis of mixtures, qualitative and quantitative tests, and the use of hydrazines as analytical reagents. In general, the book is a summary of all analytical methods for hydrazino, hydrazide, hydrazine, substituted hydrazines, and hydrazine derivatives. The book will be of great value to those interested in this field as well as those generally involved in the fields of analytical and organic chemistry. AI. STEYERMARK,Department
Experimental
and Sciences, Rutgers
of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts Utriversity, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Methods
Chemistry.
in Organic
DAVID L. DALRYMPLE. Saunders, Philadelphia,
By JAMES A. MOORE AND 1971. xi i 233 pp.
Although this cannot be considered a book employing microtechniques, it occasionally deals in this range. The book is composed of thirty-five chapters, but the ones of real interest to those interested in small scale manipulation will be the chapters on crystallization, extraction, chromatography (vapor phase, thin-layer, and column), infrared absorption spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the literature of organic chemistry, and the identification of unknowns. The few pages on the subjects of laboratory safety (personal protection, fire hazard, disposal of chemicals, and first aid) and on preparation of the laboratory will be valuable to all chemists, regardless of their experience. A small paperback booklet of sixty-nine pages entitled “Instructors Guide for Experimental Methods in Organic Chemistry” by the same authors should accompany the use of the text, but no further mention of it need be made here. AL STEY~RMARK,Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Periodate Oxidation of Diol and Other Functional Groups. Analytical and Structural Applications. By GI.ENN DRYHURST. Monographs in Organic Functional Group Analysis. Volume 2. General editors: R. BELCHER AND
D. M. W. ANDERSON.Pergamon, London/New
York, 1970. xii t- 191 pp.
This little book is composed of seven chapters. These deal with preparation, properties, and oxidations with periodates in connection with structural studies. About one quarter of the hook (Chapter 6) really deals with analytical methods,