Bøger af Ouksel Louiza

The importance of organic chemistry lies in the fact that carbon is the molecule of life, creating the structures of all living things. The applications of organic chemistry are represented in most of the products you use. Your computer, your furniture, your home, your car, your food, your perfume, your medicines and your body all contain organic compounds. In this book, we present the history of organic chemistry to help you understand where it comes from, and how it came to be the way it is today!

Although the discovery of phosphorus probably dates back to the 12th century, at the court of King Henry II, a German glassmaker named Hennig Brand discovered it in 1669 while searching for the famous philosopher's stone. This book is aimed at chemistry students and specialists alike. It covers the origin of phosphorus, its different allotropic forms, its abundance in nature, and the organic chemistry of phosphonate synthesis and its various applications.