1. Edition - December 2000
61.90 Euro
2000. XIV, 294 Pages, Softcover
94 Fig., 12 Tab. 
- Monograph -
ISBN-10: 3-527-30235-2
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-30235-2 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim








Short description
At the turn of the new millennium Wolf prizewinners from all chemical disciplines give an overview of the new fundamental ideas and approaches that will shape this dynamic science for the coming years and that will decisively influence our future living conditions. We are looking forward to exciting developments in the future!


From the contents
Some Reflections on Chemistry: Molecular, Supramolecular and Beyond
Chemical Synthesis and Biological Studies of the Epothilones: Microtubule Stabilizing Agents with Enhanced Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Cell Lines and Tumors
The Spirotetrahydrofuran Motif: Its Role in Enhancing Ligation in Belted Ionophores, Biasing Cyclohexane Conformation, and Restricting Nucleoside/Nucleotide Conformation
Heterogeneous Catalysis: From 'Black Art' to Atomic Understanding
Drugs for a New Millennium
Protein Folding and Beyond
The Enzymology of Biological Nitrogen Fixation
The Chemistry of Nitrogen in Soils
Spherical Molecular Assemblies: A Class of Hosts for the Next Millennium
The Combinatorial Approach to Materials Discovery
On One Hand but Not the Other: The Challenge of the Origin and Survival of Homochirality in Prebiotic Chemistry
Chemical Reaction Dynamics Looks to the Understanding of Complex Systems
The Past, Present, and Future of Quantum Chemistry
Quantum Alchemy
Quantum Chemistry in the Next Millennium: The Next Step