ABSTRACT

"This new book is by two knowledgeable and expert popularizers of chemistry and deals exclusively with molecules and compounds rather than with the simpler atoms and elements. It is based on the very successfulMolecule of the Month' website that was begun by Paul May fifteen years ago and to which his co-author Simon Cotton has been a frequent co

chapter 1|8 pages

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

chapter 2|12 pages

Adrenaline/Epinephrine

(Noradrenaline/Norepinephrine)

chapter 3|8 pages

Ammonium Nitrate

chapter 4|8 pages

Artemisinin

chapter 5|8 pages

Aspirin

chapter 6|8 pages

Caffeine

chapter 7|8 pages

Capsaicin

chapter 8|12 pages

Carbon Dioxide

chapter 9|8 pages

β-Carotene

chapter 10|10 pages

Chlorophyll

chapter 11|8 pages

Cholesterol

chapter 12|6 pages

Cisplatin

The Anti-Cancer Drug

chapter 13|12 pages

Cocaine

chapter 14|8 pages

Deet

chapter 15|10 pages

Difluorodichloroethane, CF2Cl2

(Freon-12, CFC-12 or R-12) and Related Compounds

chapter 16|8 pages

Ddt

The Controversial Insecticide

chapter 17|6 pages

Digitalis

chapter 18|12 pages

Dimethylmercury

And the Karen Wetterhahn Story

chapter 19|8 pages

Dimethylsulfide

(and Truffles)

chapter 20|8 pages

Dopamine

chapter 21|8 pages

Epibatidine

chapter 22|8 pages

Estradiol The Main Female Hormone

chapter 23|14 pages

Glucose

chapter 24|10 pages

Glycerol

chapter 25|10 pages

Heavy Water Deuterium Oxide, D2O

chapter 26|10 pages

Heme

chapter 27|8 pages

Hexenal (and ‘Green Grass’ Smell)

chapter 28|10 pages

Hydrogen Peroxide

chapter 29|10 pages

Insulin

chapter 30|6 pages

Kisspeptin

chapter 31|10 pages

Lauric Acid (the Fatty Constituent of Coconut Oil)

Lauric Acid (the Fatty Constituent of Coconut Oil)

chapter 32|6 pages

Limonene

chapter 33|6 pages

Linoleic Acid

chapter 34|10 pages

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

chapter 35|6 pages

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

The Drug Used for Chemical Castration

chapter 37|10 pages

Methane

chapter 38|6 pages

2-Methylundecanal

chapter 39|10 pages

Monosodium Glutamate

(and the Fifth Flavor)

chapter 40|10 pages

Morphine, Codeine and Heroin

chapter 41|6 pages

Nandrolone

chapter 42|8 pages

Nicotine

chapter 43|10 pages

Nitrous Oxide, N2O

(Laughing Gas)

chapter 44|6 pages

I-Octen-3-Ol

Or ‘Mushroom Alcohol’

chapter 45|10 pages

Oxygen

(and Ozone)

chapter 46|6 pages

Oxytocin

chapter 47|6 pages

Paracetamol/Acetaminophen

(The Painkiller Known by the Brand Names Tylenol or Panadol)

chapter 48|10 pages

Penicillins

chapter 49|8 pages

Prostanoic acid and Prostaglandins

chapter 50|6 pages

Psilocybin and Mescaline

The Magic Mushroom Molecule (Along with Mescaline from Cacti)

chapter 51|10 pages

Quinine

(and Synthetic Antimalarial Drugs)

chapter 52|108 pages

Sodium Hypochlorite

(Better Known as Bleach)

chapter 53|10 pages

Serotonin

chapter 54|6 pages

Skatole

chapter 55|10 pages

Sucrose

chapter 57|8 pages

Taxol (Paclitaxel)

chapter 58|8 pages

Testosterone

chapter 59|10 pages

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

chapter 60|8 pages

Tetrahydrogestrinone (Thg)

(and ‘Illegal’ Steroids)

chapter 61|8 pages

Tetrodotoxin

chapter 62|6 pages

Thujone

The ‘Suspect’ in Poisoning by Absinthe

chapter 63|6 pages

Trimethylamine (and Fish-Breath Odor)

chapter 64|8 pages

Tnt

chapter 65|6 pages

Vancomycin

chapter 66|108 pages

VX Gas

The Film-Star Molecule

chapter 67|12 pages

Water