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List of important publications in chemistryThis is a list of important publications in chemistry, organized by field. Some reasons why a particular publication might be regarded as important:
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FoundationsThe Sceptical Chymist
Description: Boyle, in the form of a dialogue, argued that chemical theories should be firmly grounded in experiment before their acceptance, and for the foundation of Chemistry as a science separate to Medicine and Alchemy. Importance: Topic Creator, Influence. Boyle, in this book, became the first to argue that experiment should form the basis of all theory, a common practice in Chemistry today. He also expounded on a rudimentary atomic theory and the existence of chemical elements beyond the classic earth, fire, air, and water.[1] He is seen as the father of chemistry,[2] and this is his most celebrated book.[3] Traité Élémentaire de Chimie (Elementary Treatise of Chemistry)
Description: This book was intended as an introduction to new theories in Chemistry and as such, was one of the first Chemistry textbooks.[4] Importance: Introduction, Influence. Aside from being one of the first Chemistry textbooks, the book was one of the first to state the Law of conservation of mass, define a chemical element, and contain a list of known elements.[5] Méthode de Nomenclature Chimique
Description: This publication laid out a logical system for naming chemical substances (mainly chemical elements and inorganic compounds) in a logical way. Importance: Prior to this publication, a multitude of names were often used for the same substance. This publication led to an international consensus on how to name chemical substances. A New System of Chemical Philosophy
Description: This book explained Dalton's theory of atoms and its applications to Chemistry. Importance: Topic Creator, Breakthrough, Influence. The book was one of the first to describe a modern atomic theory, a theory that lies at the basis of modern Chemistry. Surprisingly, given the period in which the book was written, of the five properties of atoms that Dalton listed, only two have been shown to be incorrect. The Dependence Between the Properties of the Atomic Weights of the Elements
Description: In this paper the periodic table was introduced. Notice that the table in the above link is the original one. Since then the table structure was slightly changed and new elements were added to it. Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence Organic chemistryScience of Synthesis: Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations
Description: Contains synthetic models selected by world-renowned experts, with full experimental procedures and background information. Considers methods from journals, books, and patent literature from the early 1800s up to the present day and presents important synthetic methods for all classes of compounds. Critically evaluates the preparative applicability and significance of the synthetic methods. Importance: Introduction, Reference March's Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure
Description: A comprehensive reference for organic chemistry with over 25,000 references. Importance: Introduction, Reference.[6] The Logic of Chemical Synthesis
Description: Describes the logic underlying the rational design of complex organic synthesis. Importance: Breakthrough, Influence Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis
Description: A comprehensive reference for the usage of protecting groups in organic synthesis. Importance: Introduction, Reference Comprehensive Organic Transformations
Description: A standard reference for the practicing organic chemist. These books are just enormous lists of key references indexed by functional group transformations. Importance: Introduction, Reference Inorganic chemistryChemical Applications of Group Theory
Description: The group theory book for chemists. Importance: Significant influence by introducing group theory to a much wider group of chemists. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Description: A classic general textbook for an undergraduate course in inorganic chemistry. Importance: This book is not only a good introduction to the subject, it was very different from earlier texts and altered the way inorganic chemistry was taught. It seemed to be symbolic of the renaissance in inorganic chemistry starting in the 1950s. Every new text in inorganic chemistry since this text has had to respond to it. It had a significant influence on how inorganic chemistry is taught. Physical chemistryPhysical Chemistry
Description: A classic general textbook for an undergraduate course in physical chemistry. Importance: This book is not only a good introduction to the subject, it was very different from earlier texts and altered the way physical chemistry was taught. The first edition was very widely used where English is the language of instruction. Other texts had to respond to the lead from Atkins. The current edition is the 8th edition. Physical Chemistry
Description: An encyclopedic text and reference suitable for advanced undergraduate or graduate study. Importance: This massive text by outstanding research workers begins with simple systems and proceeds logically to the more complex phenomena of physical chemistry. The original literature is cited extensively, making the work useful as a reference as well as a textbook. Many topics of current research are treated. Its advanced and exhaustive coverage of the field, together with extensive coverage of modern topics, eclipses the former champion, the text by E. A. Moelwyn-Hughes. The Structure of Physical Chemistry
Description: This is a scholarly book which as its title suggests gives an overall structure to the discipline of physical chemistry by the British Nobel Prize winner. Importance: An impressively scholarly work which influenced the development of physical chemistry and is still valuable today. BiochemistryA Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Description: In this paper the structure of DNA was proposed. It consisted of a double helix with a phosphate backbone, unlike Linus Pauling and R.B. Corey's double helix where the backbone consisted of the bases. They conclude with the sly remark: "It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material." Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence Analytical chemistryAnalysis of biological materials by atomic absorption spectroscopy
Description: Importance: Introduction, Reference. Polymer chemistryEnvironmental chemistryAquatic Chemistry, Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters
Description. This book covers the full spectrum of the discipline including acid/base equilibria, carbonate chemistry, mass transfer, complexation, sorption phenomenon, oxidation/reduction, colloid chemistry, and flocculation/coagulation. The authors generally present the material using a ground up approach that emphasizes fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetics. Importance. The publication is one of the most widely cited texts in environmental chemistry. In 1999, Stumm and Morgan received the Stockholm Water Prize for their contributions in the field. The citation specifically mentioned Aquatic Chemistry where it was described as a "seminal book" which is "used in education all over the world".[7] PharmacologyChemical thermodynamicsOn the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances
Description: paper applied the thermodynamic theory of steam engines to atomic level chemical reactions; i.e., it established equilibrium criteria necessary to predict the thermodynamic tendency of chemical reactions at constant temperature and pressure. Importance: topic creator; historian Bill Bryson states, in his A Short History of Nearly Everything, that Gibbs’ Equilibrium paper is "the Principia of thermodynamics".[8] In addition, this paper, in many ways, functions as the mathematical foundation of physical chemistry. Nuclear chemistryKarlsruhe Nuclide Chart, 7th Edition, 2006
Description: Karlsruhe Nuklidkarte 2006 - A Record of Human Achievement in Nuclear Science 2006. Radioactivity Radionuclides Radiation
Description: The three "Rs" of nuclear science 2005. Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry
Description: Very comprenhensive textbook on the subject. Radioactivity, Ionizing radiation and Nuclear Energy
Description: Good basic textbook on the subject, ideal for undergrads. ElectrochemistryElectrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications
Description: Very comprenhensive textbook in electrochemistry. Includes basic theory and practical applications. Importance: One of the most widely used electrochemistry books in the world. Theoretical chemistry, Quantum chemistry and Computational ChemistryValence and the structure of atoms and molecules
Description: Discusses ionic and covalent bonding (polar and non-polar). Importance: The book that introduced the modern concept of the covalent bond as the sharing of electron pairs, and tried to reconcile the chemist's empirical view of the atom with the physicist's and spectroscopist's quantum mechanical view. It could be considered a precursor to Pauling's books. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Chemistry
Description: A classic and excellent introduction to quantum mechanics. Importance: One of the earliest books that introduced quantum mechanics to chemists. It remains well loved by many to this day. The Nature of the Chemical Bond and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals; An Introduction to Modern Structural Chemistry
Description: A classic that introduced valence bond theory to chemists in general. Importance: Of crucial importance, as it probably more than any other book introduced quantum mechanics to experimental chemists. The 1940 First edition was the most significant; the 1959 edition much less so. Density-Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules
Description: A very thorough and scholarly account of density functional theory. Importance: This is a good introduction to the subject, but has particular significance in the way it describes how the theory throws new light on old chemical concepts such as electronegativity. Supramolecular chemistrySupramolecular Chemistry - Concepts and Perspectives
Description: Comprenhensive textbook written by topic creator. Importance: Most-popular textbook on subject (according to Amazon.com). Lehn coined the term "supermolecule" in '73, developed the concept of supramolecular chemistry in '78, and won the Nobel Prize for his supramolecular chemistry work in ’87. Medicinal chemistryThe Practice of Medicinal Chemistry
Description: A great overview of the theory, methodology, and techniques of drug design. Importance: Introduction, Influence
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