This collection of ACS in Focus digital primers provides you with the tools you need to gain foundational knowledge and get up to speed quickly on emerging topics in Organic Chemistry.
In today's rapidly evolving scientific landscape, students and scientists all face the constant challenge of keeping pace with the latest advancements, technologies, and skills. ACS In Focus, a comprehensive digital resource from the American Chemical Society, empowers readers to overcome these challenges by providing them with the tools they need to get up to speed quickly on emerging topics in Organic Chemistry.
These interactive primers, designed to be read in four to six hours, offer readers of all levels a structured and efficient way to gain foundational knowledge.
Discover ACS In Focus titles to get you up to speed quickly in Organic Chemistry:
Organosilica Nanoparticles
This primer is designed to be an accessible and informative guide for researchers embarking on their journey into the world of organosilica nanoparticles. Whether you want to incorporate OSNPs into your research or seek to understand the latest developments, this primer will provide the foundational knowledge and context needed to navigate this exciting and rapidly evolving field.
Authored by: Samantha Curry and Ilya Zharov
Authored by: Samantha Curry and Ilya Zharov
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Diaryliodonium Salts
This primer is intended to bridge that gap, providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students or researchers new to the field with a concise introduction to key aspects of structure, bonding, synthesis, and reactivity of diaryliodonium salts.
Authored by: David R. Stuart
Authored by: David R. Stuart
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The Versatile Organic Chemistry of Sulfur(IV)
This primer aims not only to elucidate the fundamental characteristics of sulfoxides and sulfur ylides but also to address key challenges encountered in their chemistry. By examining the influence of molecular structure on reactivity, the authors uncover valuable insights that underpin the utilization of these compounds.
Authored by: Vincent Porte, Roberto Tinelli, Phillip S. Grant, Daniel Kaiser, and Nuno Maulide
Authored by: Vincent Porte, Roberto Tinelli, Phillip S. Grant, Daniel Kaiser, and Nuno Maulide
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Covalent Organic Frameworks
This primer is meant for educational purposes, targeting especially the next generation of aspiring material chemists who may need help interpreting, analyzing, and understanding data regarding this material. The authors wrote in a manner that allows you to take apart the concepts, break them down to the atoms, and put them back together again.
Authored by: Pui Ching Lan and Shengqian Ma
Authored by: Pui Ching Lan and Shengqian Ma
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Carbohydrate Synthesis
This primer introduces the uninitiated to the challenges and beauty of carbohydrate synthesis and inspire them to bring a new perspective and new advances to the field. Only by doing so will we be able to tame one of the last and arguably most complex areas of chemical space to create new advances in human health.
Authored by: Clay S. Bennett and Tu-Anh V. Nguyen
Authored by: Clay S. Bennett and Tu-Anh V. Nguyen
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Charge Transfer & Organic Photoelectrochemistry
This primer introduces the theoretical foundation of charge transfer, focusing on electron transfer and hole transfer and how they relate to photochemistry and electrochemistry. Then, the authors move into applications of photoelectrochemistry in organic synthesis.
Authored by: Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska and Valentine I. Vullev
Authored by: Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska and Valentine I. Vullev
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Oxygen: The Key to Stereoelectronic Control in Chemistry
This digital primer aims to analyze chemical reactivity through the prism of oxygen chemistry. The key to understanding this chemistry is the lone pairs of oxygen (i.e., the underutilized "idle" electrons that do not directly contribute to the Lewis structure of molecules).
Authored by: Igor Alabugin and Leah Kuhn
Authored by: Igor Alabugin and Leah Kuhn
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Phosphorescent Materials
This primer is structured to introduce you to the fascinating field of phosphorescent materials, covering fundamental concepts of photophysics, basic characterization of phosphorescent materials, types of phosphorescent materials, and applications. It should be emphasized that the discussion on phosphorescent materials is far from comprehensive; rather it highlights the design strategies, structural types, and important features of the materials.
Authored by: Shouquan Huo and Yumin Li
Authored by: Shouquan Huo and Yumin Li
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Radical Reactions
This primer provides the reader a brief overview of radical reactions, an overview overlooked in most undergraduate chemistry curriculums. Most of the exciting developments in the field of radical and radical ion chemistry came about because someone understood the fundamentals and was able to design new chemistry based upon that understanding.
Authored by: Nathan Price and J. M. (Jim) Tanko
Authored by: Nathan Price and J. M. (Jim) Tanko
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Metal-Organic Frameworks
This primer introduces the complex world of MOFs. Researchers new to MOFs can use this work as a jumping-off point for theoretical study or applied research. The work is broad and expansive in scope, but inclusive and comprehensive in detail. The authors provide a personal perspective of MOF research that provides a strong foundation in the basic methods and themes as well as directs the reader in how to think about MOFs.
Authored by: Lars Öhrström and Francoise M. Amombo Noa
Authored by: Lars Öhrström and Francoise M. Amombo Noa
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