Quantitative Structure - Chromatographic Retention Relationships (Hardcover)

The use of computers in numerical characterization of molecular structures has given chemists fundamentally new information on chemical structures, leading to major developments in physical, analytical and medicinal chemistry. This book, written by a pioneer in the field, extends and updates research on quantitative structure retention relationships (QSRR) by consolidating and critically reviewing the extensive literature on the subject while providing basic theoretical and practical information required in all investigations involving chromatography, analytical chemistry, biochemistry and pharmaceutical research. Coverage includes detailed discussions of the general theories and mechanisms of chromatographic separations, prediction of retention coefficients, statistical techniques and formal requirements of QSRR studies, specific applications of chromatographic data, and much more. Also provided are several carefully selected figures and tables plus extensive bibliographies.