Classics in Spectroscopy
Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products
1. Edition March 2009
XIV, 645 Pages, Softcover
1018 Pictures (444 Colored Figures)
33 tables
Textbook
Short Description
This first textbook of its kind will fascinate students and experienced analytical chemists alike. Natural everyday products allow for easy reading, backed by an attractive layout with many pictures to visualize the topics. With questions and answers at the end of each chapter.
The first book of its kind to describe the art of NMR using everyday examples.
This textbook will not only fascinate students wanting to learn about the topic, but also those experienced analytical chemists who are still inspired by their profession.
The contents provide for easy reading by using natural products that everyone knows, such as caffeine, backed by an attractive layout with many pictures to visualize the topics.
In addition, an in-depth analytical part makes the book a valuable teaching tool, or for self-learning using the questions and answers at the end of each chapter.
ALKALOIDS
Nicotine
Caffeine
Theobromine
Piperine
Cytisine
Galanthamine
Strychnine
AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
Anethole
Eugenol
Chamazulene
Tetrahydrocannabinol
DYESTUFFS AND COLOURED COMPOUNDS
Lawsone
Curcumin
Brazileine
Indigo
Capsanthin
CARBOHYDRATES
Glucosamine
Lactose
Amygdalin
Hesperidin
TERPENOIDS
Limonene
Menthol
The Thujones
Patchouli Alcohol
Onocerin
Cnicin
Abietic Acid
Betulinic Acid
MISCELLANEOUS
Shikimic Acid
Aleuritic Acid
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS
Appendix
As a boy, Dieter Sicker, born in 1954 in Chemnitz, was intrigued by the phenomena of material transformations in the kitchen. However, later, he decided to become a chemist rather than a cook. He is convinced that the manifold knowledge gained in the isolation of natural products is helpful for any organic chemist. Working as a lecturer and a practical supervisor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Leipzig, he was awarded the title apl. Professor in 1997. He is fond of presenting experimental shows in which the beauty of chemistry is both shown and explained to the public.