On solid principles. Solid state chemistry at Novosibirsk State University

E.V. Boldyreva

Solid state chemistry at Novosibirsk State University As we are taught at school, chemistry is the science studying substances and their transformations. Solid state chemistry is the science studying transformations with participation (as reagents or reaction products) of substances, at least one of which is in solid state. The chemical nature of these substances can be very different - metals, inorganic compounds, organic substances or even biopolymers - nucleic acids and proteins. The only requirement is that they need to be solid, i. e. crystalline or amorphous, in glass state. Why is it necessary to distinguish transformations with participations of solids as a special branch of chemistry? The reason is that the solid state of a substance determines multiple specific features for its synthesis, analysis and investigation of its transformations