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Product Description The role of the solvent in chemical reactions is one of immediate and daily concern to the practicing chemist. Whether in the laboratory, or in industry, most reactions are carried out in the liquid phase. In the majority of these, one or two reacting components, or reagents, are dissolved ina suitable medium and the reaction is allowed to take place. Given the importance of solvent, the need for an in-depth understanding of this topic is obvious. However, many inorganic and organic chemistry texts only make passing references to solvents, or worse still, fail to mention that a givenreaction takes place in a particular solvent at all. This book successfully addresses the gap in our understanding of solvent chemistry, and brings the role of the solvent rightly to the fore. About the Author Professor E. Buncel: Ph.D., D.Sc. (London); FCIC (Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada); F.W.I.F. (Fellow of World Innovation Foundation; Syntex Award in Physical Organic Chemistry; R. U. Lemieux Award in Organic Chemistry (Canadian Society of Chemistry) Professor R. A. Stairs: Ph.D. (Cornell); FCIC; C.Chem. (Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario) Dr H. Wilson: Ph.D. (Rice); Polysar Award for College Teaching; ACCC Teaching