Keinan E. (Ed.) Chemistry for the 21st Century

Weinheim: Wiley-VCH., 2001. — 306 p.Originally, we planned to publish a single volume compilation of scientific contributions that covers a wide range of active disciplines, entitled Science for the 21st century. Publisher’s preferences, however, lead us to arrange the material in the form of a three-volume set. While this first volume is dedicated to the chemical sciences, the second volume will focus on the life sciences and the third will deal with physics and the mathematical sciences. The astounding history of science and technology of the 20th century testifies for the highly unpredictable nature of scientific developments. It is essentially impossible, and would be quite arrogant on our part, to make any prediction of which scientific disciplines will prevail in the future and therefore merit greater attention today. Consequently, this compilation represents a broad-scope sampling, but certainly not comprehensive coverage, of all scientific domains. All chapters are written by scientists who are well known in their fields and include their scientific achievements and a personal view of the perspectives and prospects in these fields. We hope that readers will have the opportunity to encounter new ideas and will be exposed to subjects well beyond that of their o m scientific disciplines. However, our most important task is to provide the readers, now and in the future, with the taste and flavor of the science at the turn of the millennium.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 lonophores, 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 h r 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 Theory Project