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Anthropic Awareness
The Human Aspects of Scientific Thinking in NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry
A practical guide to small molecule structure elucidation, featuring interesting case studies, strategies for avoiding pitfalls, and expert advice on data analysis and interpretation
Csaba Szantay, Jr. (Author)
9780124199637
Hardback, published 22 June 2015
464 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 1.02 kg
"Reading this book made me even more aware of how much caution one needs to exercise to avoid confirming what one wants to believe…an excellent lesson for everyone in science, although admittedly people working in synthesis and/or structure elucidation will be the ones appreciating it the most." --Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Anthropic Awareness: The Human Aspects of Scientific Thinking in NMR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry blends psychology, philosophy, physics, mathematics, and chemistry, describing a human-centered philosophy of the essence of scientific thinking in the natural sciences and in everyday life. It addresses the reasons why we are prone to make errors in our conclusions and how to avoid such mistakes, also exploring a number of the "mental traps" that can lead to both individual mistakes and mass misconceptions. The book advocates that by understanding the nature of these mental traps we can adopt tactics to safely evade them. It includes Illustrative examples of common scientific misunderstandings and mental traps in both the theory and real-life application of NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
PrefacePart I. Anthropic Awareness (AA)1. The philosophy of ‘Anthropic Awareness’ in scientific thinkingPart II. AA in why-science: examples from NMR theory2. An ‘anthropically’ flavored look at some basic aspects of NMR spin physics using a classical description3. The ups and downs of NMR described by classical and quantum mechanics4. The RF pulse and the Uncertainty Principle5. On the nature of the RF driving field in NMR (with a look out on optical rotation)Part III. AA in what-science: small-molecule structure elucidation by NMR and MS6. An ‘anthropic’ modus operandi of structure elucidation by NMR and MS7. NMR methodological overview8. MS methodological overview9. Computer assisted structure elucidation in NMR10. Structure elucidation of a mysterious trace component of ulipristal actetate11. The adventurous discovery of the structure of a novel vincristine impurity12. An elusive degradation product of ziprasidone13. The case of an emotion- and ‘emotycs’-laden structure determination of a small synthetic molecule with an unexpected structure14. Self-induced recognition of enantiomers (SIRE) in NMR spectroscopy15. Believe it or not: carbon protonation of the pyrimidine ring
Subject Areas: Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry [PNFS], Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism [PHK], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]
