The Chemistry of Plants: Perfumes, Pigments and Poisons

by Margareta Sequin

This book is an introduction to organic chemistry and its compounds as related to plants. Chemistry tends to be seen as a field that is hard to comprehend and that has few connections with the living world. This book fills a gap as it eases access to organic chemistry by connecting it with plants and includes numerous photos and other illustrations. The book is a combination of organic chemistry with the living world of plants and is an introduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849733341
• ISBN13: 9781849733342
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"