Organic Chemistry of Explosives (eBook)

Jai Prakash Agrawal is the former Director of Materials of the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the Gorakhpur University, India, and did postdoctoral work at the University of Saint-Etienne, France, and at the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, UK. In recognition of his achievements Dr. Agrawal was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. The focus of his scientific and professional career is on research and development in the field of propellants, explosives and inhibitory materials. He has written a monograph on "Composite Materials" and is recipient of several honours including the prestigious DRDO Technology Award. Together with Robert Hodgson he has authored the book "Organic Chemistry of Explosives", John Wiley & Sons.

"With about 1500 references and many citations leading to existing
reviews and further reading, this high quality book is an
indispensable reference that should find its place in every good
scientific library." (SYNTHESIS, December 2007)

"...fill[s] a void in the literature by authoring a
reference text that provides detailed information on the synthetic
routes to a wide variety of energetic materials." (Journal of
Hazardous Metals, July 2007)