Phosphonate Chemistry: Technology and Applications gathers important information on the synthetic aspects of phosphonic acids, metal phosphonate hybrid materials, phosphonates as scale inhibitors, phosphonates as corrosion inhibitors, catalytic properties of metal phosphonates, magnetic and optical properties of metal phosphonates, phosphonates as drugs for calcium-related disorders, metal-bisphosphonates as controlled release systems, metal phosphonates for energy applications, gas capture and storage, imaging applications, electrocatalytic transformations, water splitting, sensing applications, for photodynamic applications, and several others.
This comprehensive book includes crucial bibliographic information and covers the latest developments of the past decade. Expanding its thematic scope significantly, it explores the world of organic phosphonate compounds, surpassing conventional boundaries. This exploration includes diverse applications derived from these compounds, enhancing the reader's grasp of this dynamic and evolving field.
Part I: The organic synthetic chemistry of phosphonic acids and
phosphonates
1. Synthesis of phosphonate-based scale inhibitors for oilfield scale
management
2. Synthesis of Heterocyclic Phosphonic Acids: Methodologies, Mechanisms and
Applications
3. Synthesis of (poly)phosphonic acids: An industrial Perspective
4. Synthesis of phosphonates for pharmaceutical applications
5. Fluorescent phosphonates for water treatment applications
6. Phosphonate-based conjugates
7. Preparation and Chemical Transformations of -Iminophosphonates
8. Efficient syntheses of N-heterocylic, homocyclic and aliphatic dronic
acids; Applications and structures
Part II: Synthetic, structural and computational chemistry of phosphonates
and metal phosphonates
9. Structural chemistry of metal-triphosphonate materials
10. Metal phosphonates as supports for gold nanoparticles
11. Porous and functional metal phosphonate frameworks
12. Mechanochemical synthesis of metal phosphonates
13. Metal phosphonates with rigid polyphosphonate linkers
14. Theoretical and computational modeling of metal phosphonate materials
15. Phosphonate-based compounds in agriculture: Past and future trends
Part III: Phosphonate-based materials for medicinal, pharmaceutical, and
related applications
16. Metal phosphonate frameworks as optical sensors
17. Biology of aminophosphonates
18. The contribution of phosphonate chemistry to PET and related techniques
19. Phosphonates and the brain, from health promoting agents to medicines for
neurological disorders
20. Phosphonate-based amphiphiles for nucleic acid delivery
21. Phosphonate Natural Products and their Biosynthetic Pathways
22. Zeolites as intelligent carriers in controlled release of
bisphosphonates
23. Developments in bisphosphonate-loaded drug delivery systems (BP-loaded
DDS)
24. Phosphonate-based copolymers as biomedical coatings
Kostas Demadis is a Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece. He is head of the Crystal Engineering, Growth & Design Laboratory delving into diverse fields of chemistry and chemical technology. His research group is involved in projects that embrace phosphonate and metal phosphonate chemistry (synthesis, characterization and applications of metal phosphonate materials), functional hybrid materials, silicon chemistry (modeling of biosilicification mechanisms), water treatment issues (mineral scale inhibition, corrosion control, metal ion absorption), controlled release of active pharmaceutical ingredients (in particular phosphonate-based drugs), and green chemistry and engineering. Professor Demadis has published over 220 papers in peer reviewed journals, 24 chapters in books, 8 books, and is the inventor of 2 patents.
