book reviews Quantum Chemistry For the reasons given above, Professor
Lowe's "Quantum Chemistrv" is s welcome
new edition than hitherto.
As a textbook, the work is certainly suit-
able for use in courses a t the graduate and
advanced undergraduate levels. Regrettably
though, it does not contain illustrative
problems or exercises. Apart from this one
inconvenience, the hook is an eminently
readable account of theory and experiment
associated with various types of cycloaddition
and rearrangement reactions. With the
timely inelusiun of recent developments in
PMO theorv. the boak should continue to he
ment of pericyelic reactions.
Marjorle C. Carerlo
University of California
lnorganlc Molecular Dissymetry
Iwine, CA 92717
Yoshihiko Saito, Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
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1979. ix 167 pp. Figs. and tables. 24.5 X
17 em. $42.90.
Stereochemistry of transition metal eom-
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plexes is treated in this volume with an em-
phasis on the recent areas of advancement in
the field. A brief outline of principles of X-ray
and neutron diffraction are included. A reader
would require a reasonably sophisticated
background in mathematics to gain much
usefulness from this chapter. A brief chapter
on conformational analysis is a review for the
reader preceding a discussion of structure and
isomerism of optically active complexes-a
comprehensive survey with complex euam-
ples of the author's interest (which he admits
in his preface). The chapter on electron
densitv distribution in transition metal
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cc~mpl~xes pull+ tugcther inlurmntivn blot
read).? available in iuchasumn~nr~zrd form
in a text. The final chapter discusses circular
dichroism and again is mathematically
somewhat sophisticated.
The book includes numerous tables, di-
agrams, and figures, all of which are well done
and most useful to the reader. Instead of
numbers for reference notation, the author
lists the cited authors' last names with the
year of publication; more complex reference
information is then found in the back of the
book. This method of noting research work
in a text such as this seems to be useful.
This member of the "Inorganic Chemistry
Concepts" series is a valuable addition to the
library of transition metal inorganic chemists
who are active in stereochemically oriented
research projects or are teaching advanced
undergraduate inorganic or graduate inor-
ganic courses that include course material
related ta inorganic stemhemistry. The text
would have limited usefulness in an under-
graduate library because of its somewhat
sophisticated mathematical presentations;
exceptions might include undergraduate in-
stitutions where transition metal research
projects are undertaken. The text could be an
excellent reference for graduate students
enrolled in courses whieh include this mate-
rial; consequently, graduate chemistry li-
braries would find this text a necessary ad-
dition.
Donna Berglund
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology
(JUE-Ady 1980)
University of Wisconsin
Madison. W153706
A348 1 Journal of Chemical Education
John P. Lowe, Pennsylvania State Uni-
versity, Academic Press, New York, 1979.
iv599pp. Figs. and tables. 22.8 X 15.2cm.
$19.50.
This textbook of quantum chemistry fo-
cuses on the application of quantum me-
chanics t o questions of molecular structure,
stability, reactivity, and other properties of
chemical interest. It develops quantum me-
chanics from the beginning and rapidly
moves into presentations of Hiickel molecular
orbital theory, extended H k k e l Theory,
SCF-LCAO-MO approaches, configuration
interaction, and the application of these
theories to the prediction of molecular
properties. The use of group theory in ex-
ploiting molecular symmetry, correlation
diagrams, and Woodward-Hoffmann rules
are discussed. The material covered is oar-
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rmdml) appn,pnsre fsr \tudrnti inkresled
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in the use of quantum me<hanici i n ~ r y a n i i
rhem~srrg.Houcvrr. the l.mk g18e;vrrv little
coverage to spectroscopic topics and would
not he useful as a primary text where spec-
troscopy is important to a course.
Reading this boak is a delight. In it the
author has given one of the clearest and most
vivid presentationsof the material covered I
have seen in print. Students will appreciate
the intuitive insights and the unambiguous,
detailed manner in whieh theories are pre-
sented,Questions that frequently arise in the
minds of students and usually remain unan-
swered are anticipated and dkalt with ex-
plicitly. I t is clear that the author has given
considerable thought to the problem of
teaching quantum chemistry to students.
A great strength of the boak is its critical
evaluation of the predictive power of each of
the theoretical formalisms presented. It is
important for students and practicing sci-
entists alike to know how much faith to put
in a theoretical result. This boak satisfies a
real need by the detailed manner in whieh it
compares theoretical predictions with ex-
perimental results and analyzes the agree-
.
ments and dicerenaneier.
~
As n text in mdwulnrqunntum me^ hsnir.,
the hook sufiers rrom a slgnlli< anr m>ii;ion
Except to point out that computer programs
exist for their evaluation and that thenumber
of integrals needed can be a problem, it does
not deal at all with the evaluation of molec-
ular integrals involving more than one center.
Integral evaluation is the central problem of
ah initia molecular orbital theories. Thus
while the text deals with the question of basis
set choice and the nature and use of ab initia
results on a quite sophisticated level, it does
not give insight into the mathematical
struggle that yields the results. For most
students who will use the book, however, this
omission is relatively unimportant compared
to what the" will learn.
In addition to the main body of the text,
the book has a series of appendices. Not only
are there mathematical review topics,tables
of integrals, additional proofs, and tahles of
constants and conversion factors, but also
there are flow charts for assigning molecules
to point groups, a dictionary of HMO results
(coefficients, electron densities, and band
orders), group character tables, and computer
program listings for simple Hiiekel theory
and for finding eigenvalues and eigenfunc-
tions for matrices (including overlap). The
bnok will serve as areference book even after
it has done its duty a s s student's text.
tion make it inappropriate as a primary text,
it would be a worthwhile supplement.
P. L. Goodfrlend
University of Mine at Orono
Orono.ME 04469
Introduction to Modern Liquid
Chromatography
L. R. Snyder and J. J. Kirkland, John
Wiley & Sons, New York, 1979. xix863 pp.
Figs. and tables. 24.5 X 16 cm. $29.50.
Since the pul,licatirm uf the i m t edition in
1974, many important changrs and devel-
opments have occurred in the practical ap-
plication of high performance liquid chra-
matography (HPLC). Among the many ex-
amples of progress in the field since then is
the nearly complete solution of the ubiqui-
taus detector problem through the use of
UVIvisible detectors operating down to 190
nm, the increased use of fluorescence and
electrochemical detectors, plus off-line and
on-line derivatization to further avoid de-
tection problems. This new edition has been
completely rewritten to incorporate these and
other noteworthy advances in the field of
HPLC.
The book is organized into three parts.
Cha~ters1+6 cover the baits of HPLC: bnsir
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I.unccptr, contn,l of separ~tiuns.rquipmrm.
detrcum, rdumni, und jrolvunta In Chapteh
7-12 are d i w u r 4 the stx H1'I.C mrttwds
and their applications, namely bnded-phase
chromatography, liquid-liquid ehromatog-
raphy, adsorption chromatography, ion-
exchange chromatography, ion-pair chro-
matoera~hv.and size-exclusion ehromatoe-
information required to perform actual sep-
arations and analyses. They also provide
additional material for in-depth compre-
hension of how HPLC is carried out, what
equipment is needed, and possible appliea-
tions. The last section of the book offers a
thorough treatment of a number of special-
ized areas whieh are important far optimum
results with HPLC. These areas include
quantitative and qualitative analysis, pfe-
parative scale separations, gradient elutmn
and column-switching, sample pretreatment
and reaction detectors, automated systems
far high-volume testing andlor samples re-
.
auirine .
oretreatment. trouble-shootinr and
sample art~fwtcwch as hand-tailind. and
reltrtmg and dcveluping HPIS' mrth<d\for
a partic ular nppliratiun. The ftnal furrnut and
relative emphasis on certain areas reflects the
authors' nine years experience in teaching
two short courses on modern liquid chroma-
tography for the A.C.S. Effective use is made
of illustrations and summary tables t o put
across salient point$. These, no doubt, are
often slide material From the short courses.
In comparing this book with those of Scott
and Simpson, one becomes aware of a less
rigorous mathematical and theoretical ap-
proach. Snyder and Kirkland favor a blend
of practical details plusdown~to~earth theory.
The reader is allowed to select optimum ex-
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ries of tables. Having selected the desired
resolution, for example, the relative change
in time or pressure (with column length
constant), the relative change in column
length and time (pressure constant), or the
relative change in column length and pressure
(time constant) can be found. All of these
tables are prepared for anumber of selected
reduced velocities. Interpolation between
tables and entries within tables is relatively
easy.
All of the material in the book is presented
in a particularly lucid manner that enhances
the readability and accessibility of the ma-
terial. The clear in-depth treatment, con-
centrating as it does on the basics and main
priority topics, makes this book an ideal teat
for a basic course in HPLC and would he
suitable also for self-stud". Uooerclass bac-
exhaustive and cover the period through
1978. In this time of rapidly escalating costs,
the nominal price of $29.50 far 863 wo;th-
while pages comes as a bargain that no prac-
titioner of liquid chromatography should
reject.
John A. Dean
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 379 12
Macromolecules. An Introduction to
Polymer Science
F A. Huuey and F. H. Winslow, Academ-
ic Press, New York, 1979. v 549 pp. Figs.
A350 / Journal of Chemical Education
and tables. 23.5 X 15.5 cm. $39.50.
Written originally as the text for an in-
house introductory course in polymer science
a t Bell Laboratories, this book "provides a
fairly complete treatment of all phases of
macn~molecularchemistry and physics at the
undergraduate or first year graduate level. It
is primarily fundamental rather than tech-
nological in oriontation" (from the Preface).
The authors, two of whom also edited the
work, are all Bell Lab staff members who
write from the point of view of "users and
adapters and those who must live with the
results of' polymer synthesis and fahrica-
tion."
The book is comprehensive. Following a
21-page intruduction, one finds subsequent
chapters entitled: "Formation of Macm-
molecules" (179 pp.); "Mierrstructure and
Chain Conformation of Macromolecules" (62
pp.1; "Mseromoieeules in Solution" (43 pp.);
"Maemmolecules in the Solid State: Mur-
iphology" (20 pp.); "Physical Behavior of
Macromolecules" (67 pp.); "Reactions of
Macromolecules" (33 pp.); "Biological Mol-
ecules" (79 pp.). Each chapter concludes with
numenrus references (more than 200 fur
chapter 2!), most of them to the primary lit-
erature and dated prior to 1975. In this re-
spect, as well as the absence of any problems
nndlw worked-out, illustrative exercises, the
ixmk is more monograph than text. However,
xeneral references are provided fur chapters
8, 4, and 5. A good subject index is also in-
cluded.
The very wide range of topics that "poly-
mer science" now encompasses virtually de-
mands multiple author specialization to en-
- Buffalo. NY 14214
sure that each chapter is authoritatively
written. Thoughtful editing has resulted in
a reasonably uniform style throughout the
text, with very little duplication. By delib-
erale treatment uf some areas of the subject
more completely or in greater depth than in
other texts, and by inclusion of some top-
ics-viz., chemical reactions of polymers1
degradation, rotameric-state treatment of
chain confurmation, and biopolymers-not
generally included a t all, the editors ensure
that the diligent reader who comprehends
moat of the material will have an excellent
overview of the field. But what a job for any
individual instructor who plans his lectures
around this text and needs to fill in between
the lines! To consider mast of this book for,
say, a one-term special topics course will re-
quire a major commitment of time and effort
and a prerequisite of at least a year of organic
and physical chemistry. As a vehicle for
self-study, the book will he a challenge.
Compared to Cowie's "Polymers: Chemistry
and Physics of Modern Materials," this book
is more comprehensive, more detailed, and
more difficult. Vollmert's "Polymer Chem-
istry" is wbstantially less comprehensive in
scope, more strictly "chemical" in its orien-
talion (as the title suggests) and much mure
leisurely in its presentation.
The editors hope "that this volume may
contribute toward finding a remedy for any
educational shortcomings'' which result in
the well-documented inadequate training
most chemists receive in macromolecular
science. Their hope seems well founded.
Walter Damhauser
State University of New York
Fundamentals of Mathematics and
Statistics
C.J. Brookes, I G Betteley, and S.M.
Loxston, University of Astan, Birming-
ham, England. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,
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New York, 1979. vii 496 pp. Figs. and
tables. 15 X 23.5 em. $20.25.
This book is particularly intended for the
student with a knowledge of elementary
trigonometry and algebra who wants in a
short time to develop a basie competence in
each of the many areas of mathematics he will
need touse in courses in physics, chemistry,
and engineering. The emphasis throughout
the book is on understanding by means of
examples. The book covers most standard
subjects, such as, exponential, logarithmic
and hyperbolic functions, complex numbers,
differentiation and applications, methods of
integration, applications of integration, de-
terminants and matrices, vectors, ordinary
differential equations, partial differentiation,
multiole inteerals. fourier series. cram
variance, regression analysis, etc. The dis-
cussion of mathematical theorems is apt to be
sketchy since that is not the primary coneem.
The emphasis is on presenting mathematical
techniques which have moved to be useful in
analyzing problems in chemistry and allied
subjects.
In short, this book is about mathematics
far students of chemistry and allied subjects.
Both motivation and standards are drawn
from chemistry and allied subjects. That is,
the choice of topics is dictated by usefulness
in chemistry and allied fields. However, a