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 Thin��Layer Chromatography in Food and Agricultural Analysis140 Reading MaterialDevelopment of Thin��layer 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