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- Authors:
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Paul Francis Gordon
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PLC Organics Division, Imperial Chemical Industries, Blackley, Manchester, UK
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Peter Gregory
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PLC Organics Division, Imperial Chemical Industries, Blackley, Manchester, UK
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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- Paul Francis Gordon, Peter Gregory
Pages 1-22
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- Paul Francis Gordon, Peter Gregory
Pages 23-94
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- Paul Francis Gordon, Peter Gregory
Pages 95-162
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- Paul Francis Gordon, Peter Gregory
Pages 163-199
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- Paul Francis Gordon, Peter Gregory
Pages 200-261
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- Paul Francis Gordon, Peter Gregory
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Back Matter
Pages 305-322
About this book
The foundations of the chemical dyestuffs industry were laid in 1856 when W. H. Perkin discovered the dye Mauveine. At approximately the same time modern chemistry was establishing itself as a major science. Thus, the chemistry of dyes became that branch of organic chemistry in which the early scientific theories were first used. This early eminence has now been largely lost. In fact, many of our academic and teaching institutions pay little attention to this vitally important branch of organic chemistry. We believe that this book will help to rectify this unfortunate situation. The majority of books that have been published on the subject of dyes have been technologically biased and, in our opinion, do not appeal to the mainstream organic chemist. We have, therefore, aimed at producing a book which emphasises the role of organic chemistry in dyestuffs and we have included appropriate modern theories, especially the modern molecular orbital approaches. We have assumed that the reader possesses a knowledge of the basic principles of organic chemistry;* the only other requirement is a general interest in organic chemistry.** The book should interest the newcomer to chemistry, the established academic, and the dyestuffs chemist himself.
