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Fifty Fascinating Molecules: From A to Z, Volume 2 continues the series begun with Every Molecule Tells a Story, Every Molecule Matters and Fifty Fascinating Molecules From A to Z, Volume 1, bringing another fifty stories of molecules - some everyday, some little-known - to the general reader. As before, each chapter combines narrative with accessible science, and familiar names sit alongside surprising ones: the vinegar acid acetic acid and the nail-varnish-remover solvent acetone rub shoulders with cobalt chloride and Zeise's salt, reflecting the author's own background in transition metal and organometallic chemistry.

• Many important medicinal molecules are featured, including Acyclovir, Galanthamine, Ibuprofen, Testosterone, Tramadol, and Vinblastine and the other vinca alkaloids
• Several molecules with distinctive smells and flavours are discussed, including Benzaldehyde, Carvone, Eugenol, the banana esters, and the floral molecules behind jasmine and rose oil, notably ß-Damascenone
• Unpleasant odours get their own chapters too, including (E)-2-Butene-1-thiol from skunks, Dimethyl disulphide from the Titan arum, and Incensole acetate, the psychoactive constituent of incense
• Four vaping-related molecules are covered, including Acrolein, Diacetyl, Ketene, and 6-Methylnicotine
• Several explosive and hazardous nitro-compounds are included, such as 2,4-Dinitrophenol, 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine, Nitroglycerine, and 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
• Two important polymers are discussed, Kevlar and Poly(tetrafluoroethene) (Teflon)
• Several molecules important in the environment are included, such as Nitrogen dioxide, Peroxyacetylnitrate, and Deuterium oxide (heavy water)
• Other notable molecules featured include Ammonia, Strychnine, Nonen-2-al (linked to ageing skin), and 1,8-Cineole, the eucalyptus-oil component associated with koalas and, more recently, memory enhancement

The book is complemented by a detailed bibliography of references from the original literature, providing all the background information one could reasonably expect for each of the fifty molecules detailed throughout the chapters.