Preface . . vii Chapter 1 Polynitromethyl-1,3,5-Triazines: Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Applications . . 1 Chapter 2 Triazines: Synthesis, Applications and Toxicity . . 75 Chapter 3 Triazine Based Dendrimers. Their Applications as Drug Delivery Agents . . 107 Chapter 4 Biodegradation of S-Triazine Herbicides in Soil/Surface Water Environment and Key Intermediary Metabolite, Cyanuric Acid: An Ecological Aspect . . 131 Chapter 5 Synthesis and Properties of Heat-resistant Polymers Containing Triaryl-s-triazine Moiety . . 145 Chapter 6 One-Pot Synthesis of Trans-α,β-Unsaturated Esters from Aldehydes by Addition of Lithium Ester Enolates and Using S-Triazines as New Dehydrating Agents . . 155 Chapter 7 Advances in Chemistry and Biological Activity of Fluorinated 1,3,5-triazines . . 163 Index . . 201