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0 GRIGNARD REACTIONS OF NONMETALLIC SUB- 20 pp; and a very general chapter on chromatography in in-
STANCES dustry, 7 pp. There is a. bibliography of 17 reference books and
reviews, and a short index.
M. S.Khamsch, Professor of Chemistry, and Otto Reinmuth, The book deals with elements of chromatography, and only
Research Associate, University of Chicago. Prentiee-Hall, Inc., with some of these. Writing in a straightforward style, the
New York, 1954. lodi + 1384 pp. 87 tables. 16 X 23.5 cm. author conveys to the reader thst chromtography is a rather
$15. simple yet powerful analytical tool. This should encourage
THEinitial paragraph of the preface to this excellent hook reads many chemists t o become acquainted with chromatography.
as follows: "It is reported that Sir William Osler used to open If this book will not carry them very far in the solution of new
certain of his lectures to medical classes a t The Johns Hopkins problems, that is not its purpose (as indicated by its title), snd
with the statement thst he who knows syphilis know# medicine, a t the end of each chapter there m e s. few selected references to
for its srmptnma rnn ~imul.ttrthow of any tlisrwr in rhr t~:tt,!loe. aid the reader in pursuing that particular subject further. The
\Gth lmt little nmrr pwric lirewr thsu the p o d dortor perntit1t.d book is printed on good paper and the color reproductions are
hinurlf, if nninlrt lx. said thit IN. who knosti and undrml~r~clu tlx very pleasing. They have the great advantage of photographs
~ r i g n a i dreac'iions has a fair grasp of organic chemistry, for most that, being true to fact, they show that in real chromatography
fundamental processes have prototypes or analogs in phenomena not d l eones are straight and sharp, nor all spats on paper clearly
observable in Grignard systems." separated and well defined. This adds greatly t o the pleasure
The first five chapters of this book are: Historical Introduc- of reading the hook, and also t o the encouragement i t ~hould
tion; The Preparation of Grignard Reagents; Estimation and De- give to an inexperienced chromatographer.
tection of Grignard Reagents; Constit,ution and Di~sociationof HAROLD G. CASSIDY
Grignard Reagents; - . and Some Radical Reactions of Grignard YALEUNWERB~TT
~eigents. N e w HAYEN.CONNECT~CDT
Chapter 6 ia devoted to Reactions of Grignard Reagents with
Aldehydes, Ketones, and Ketenes. Then follows a series of
chapters concerned with reactions of Grignard reagents with com-
pounds having the widest variety of functional groups. Some
other chapters are: Allylic Rearrangements in Grignard Reac- 0 ELECTROPLATING ENGINEERING HANDBOOK
tions; and The Tschugxff-Zexwitinoff Method for the Deter-
mination of "Active" Hydrogen. The Index of Grignard Reagents Edited by A. Kenneth Grohom and H.L. Pinkerfon. Rainhdd
extends over 16 pages, and the General Index comprises 22 pages. Publishing Corporation, New York, 1955. xir + 650 pp. Many
This monumental work is one of the most comprehensive vol- figs. and tables. 18 X 2 6 om. $10.
umes in any segment of organic chemistry. I t is altogether rea-
sonable to expect that in a first edition of so tremendous an under- ELECTROPLATING in the past hits been largely a collection of
taking there would he errors and omissions. However, the errors farnubs for plitting baths, usually not even arranged hy chemical
are, on the whale, neither numerous nor serious, and will undoubt- type. Now we have a. handbook that presents the engineering
edly be corrected in another printing or edition. The authors asperts of the electroplating industry-probably one of the most
elected to choose those references which should be included, and widely disseminated chemical industria.
t1w refrrenvw not inrludrcl m:ry not he imporrsrrt. The "Handbook" is divided into two sections; the first is on
Tht. work i~ vomrtltinc more fhnn x mrrr i~ollrcriuua d dimst generd processing data (391 pp.), whereas the second contains
nf thio vurt literatuw. Thcw will iurnlrdrtrdlv tar rcadrrri who
engineering fundamentals and practice (230 pp.). Useful
will not agree with some of the observations and ideas presented features arc the glossary which defines the terms used in the pages
hv,~ the authors. However. the oocitsional intemolations and SUE- that follow, and the first chapter that tabulates many data of
gestions of the xufl~omIIHW the merit that tlyy enliwn the prw- importance in electrochemistry.
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entntion in sornr pl:ws arid indirnfr prohlems h ~ r v i n gad& Part I, on general processing drtts, presents methods and e q u i p
tional study. ment used in the nlatine nrocess: surface nreosr&m and
The number of classics in organic chemistry is not large. This
work has every promise of becoming a classic, and organic chem-
ists are deeply indebted to the authors.
beyond thin usual material in containing chapters on water
HENRY GILMAN requirements, waste disposal, industrial hygiene and safety, and
metallurgy for the electroplater. The short chapter entitled
Trouble Shooting is most interesting and could have been ex-
tended with benefit to dl.
Part 11. on eneineedne- fundamentals and oraebice. deals with
plant and pndwrirm er,~inwringpnhlenls, such as p l ~ u ln(.afion
f
0 THE ELEMENTS OF CHROMATOGRAPHY and lnwut, trrnka, liroinai, ror>tinuo~rsequipnlerlt, automntir
equipment, exhaust systems, rectifiers, filtration, maintenance,
Trevor Illtyd Williams. Blaclde & Son, Ltd., London, 1954. and the like. Design features, calculation methods, curves, and
vii + 9 0 pp. 36 figs. Tables. 13 X 19 cm. 916. data me given.
THIShook is designed by the author as a general survey for The book has a large page size (like Peny's "Chemical En-
university students and research workers, of chromatographic gineers' Handbook") so that a double-column page permits
methods in use today. When one realizes that a recent book on raoid resdine as well as laree illustrations. The list of 43 oan-
paper chromatography is 720 pages long and contains some 3795 tibutom who wrote indivi&al chapters in the areas of their
references, it must be recognized as s n accomplishment that speeislties is a. "Who's Who" in electroplating.
Dr. Williams (Deputy Editor of Endeavor) has managed to com- This handbook becomes the standard reference source to the
Dress information on most fields d chromatography into 90 pages. process and engineering features of electroplating. College
t'igur~axrld rwrllmt color pbrr* h d p a meat deal. courses in electrochemistry should make their students familiar
P rltaptrr (10 pp.) givrs a l,nlsnml historical i n t w with it. Plant and process design courses should consider the
T ~ first
duct ion to vhromntoeranhv, retlrr tine tlor srhalarlv work that I h . electroplating industry as one of the widespread chemical
William and Weil Cavk dine in thig area. ~ d s & t i o n chroma- industries.
tography is given 21 pp.; partition chromatography, including s. KENNETH A. KOBE
discussion of the separation of inorganic ions, 18 pp.; ion-
exchange chromatography, 7 pp.; three chapters on techniques,