PART ONECHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY
Unit 1The Roots of Chemistry1
Reading MaterialWhat is Modern Molecular Structure About6
Unit 2Hot Springs and Fool’s Gold10
Reading MaterialHow Chemistry Came to Life15
Unit 3Fullerene Frenzy19
Reading MaterialCrystals That Flow23
Unit 4Drinking Water Quality and Health27
Reading MaterialModern CO2 Applications33PART TWOTHE FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
Unit 5The Periodic Table37
Reading MaterialThe Halogens42
Unit 6Nucleophilic Substitution: The SN2 and SN1 Reactions47
Reading MaterialCompetition with the Substitution: The E1 and E2 Reactions53
Unit 7The Nomenclature of Inorganic Substances56
Reading MaterialChemical Bonds62
Unit 8Hard and Soft Acids and Bases66
Reading MaterialValence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory70
Unit 9Chemical Kinetics: Basic Principles74
Reading MaterialChemical Thermodynamics79
Unit 10Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons83
Reading MaterialNomenclature of Derivative89
Unit 11Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives95
Reading MaterialEsters100PART THREEANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR SAMPLE
Unit 12What Is Analytical Chemistry104
Reading MaterialSample Preparation109
Unit 13Ultraviolet and Visible Molecular Spectroscopy113
Reading MaterialStructural Analysis(IR)118
Unit 14The Chemical Shift121
Reading MaterialExperimental Methods(NMR)126
Unit 15Mass Spectrometry130
Reading MaterialIntroduction to Chromatography135PART FOURUNIT OPERATION
Unit 16Techniques of ThinLayer Chromatography in Food and Agricultural
Analysis140
Reading MaterialDevelopment of Thinlayer Chromatography145
Unit 17Crystallisation149
Reading MaterialCrystallisation Equipment153
Unit 18Distillation157
Reading MaterialTypical Distillation Equipment163
Unit 19Solvent Extraction166
Reading MaterialThe Application of Extraction171
Unit 20Supercritical Fluid Technology176
Reading MaterialSupercritical Fluid Extraction of Nutraceuticals from Plants181PART FIVEFINE CHEMICALS AND PROCESS
Unit 21Catalysis186
Reading MaterialCatalyzed Reactions190
Unit 22Cosmetics Introduction194
Reading MaterialThe History of Perfumery199
Unit 23Research of Vitamin E203
Reading MaterialVitamin E and Antioxidant208
Unit 24The Benefits of Pesticides212
Reading MaterialPesticides and Children218
PREFIX AND SUFFIX222
VOCABULARY225