Hailong Wang

A carefully curated collection of resources covering the concepts, perspectives, and applications of phthalocyanine chemistry In Phthalocyanine-Based Functional Polymeric Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Applications, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive discussion of phthalocyanine-involving hybrids, molecular cages, coordination polymers, covalent organic frameworks, and organic polymers. The book also explains a diverse array of the applications of these novel materials in chemical sensors, organic catalysts, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, energy storage, and more. The authors have included material designed to help you improve the design of monomers to synthesize polymers with desired functionalities. A valuable reference in the development of phthalocyanine chemistry, readers will also find: A thorough introduction to phthalocyanine-based polymers and their uses in sensors, catalysis, energy storage, and other applicationsComprehensive explorations of the extended molecular systems of phthalocyanines, filling the gap between monomeric phthalocyanine compounds and polymersPractical discussions of a variety of phthalocyanine-based polymer systems, their potential applications, and major design and synthesis challengesComplete treatments of these novel materials appropriate for readers in academia and industry Perfect for polymer, organic, inorganic, catalytic, complex, and structural chemists, Phthalocyanine-Based Functional Polymeric Materials will also benefit materials scientists and chemists working in industry.

This first-of-its-kind, two-volume primer is addressed to meet the needs of the rapidly growing number of Chinese language students who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and can speak the language but who cannot read or write it. The book's lessons and exercises build upon the cultural knowledge of these "advanced beginners" in order to facilitate full language acquisition. As a culture-based primer, this text takes an unusual and innovative approach, with lessons organized around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythology, customs, and cuisine. The focus, therefore, is not on sentence grammar, but rather on reading strategies and on "discourse grammar," a new, more authentic approach to the study of languages.