This will be a must-have work for scientists and practitioners in any field related to modern chemical research. It will also be highly useful for many workers in industry who are required to keep up-to-date with the latest news in chemistry and applied chemistry. So much is covered here in critical review, from the present position of developing research to future trends, that this book will still be an indispensable text ten years from now.

Contributions by: J. Bargon, R. Giernoth, L. Greiner, L.T. Kuhn, S. Laue, A. Liese, H.G. Niessen, K. Woelk, J. Wöltinger