Rates and Equilibria of Organic Reactions - As Treated by Statistical, Thermodynamic, and Extrathermodynamic Methods

Description

The quantitative prediction of rates and equilibria of reactions is one of the most important and most difficult tasks of chemistry. This graduate-level text stresses extrathermodynamic approach to quantitative prediction and constructs a logical framework that encompasses and classifies all known extrathermodynamic relationships. First introducing background material on thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, the book presents reaction rate theory through the use and interpretation of reaction coordinate diagrams, then examines the rates of very fast reactions, including the so-called relaxation processes. It contains numerous figures and tables. Content: Front Matter • Glossary of Symbols • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Equilibrium from the Statistical Point of View 2. Equilibrium and the Gibbs Free Energy 3. Free Energy, Enthalpy, and Entropy 4. Concerning Rates of Reaction 5. Rates of Interconversion of Subspecies 6. Theoretical Introduction to Extrathermodynamic Relationships 7. Extrathermodynamic Free Energy Relationships. I. Substituent Effects 8. Extrathermodynamic Free Energy Relationships. II. Medium Effects 9. Extrathermodynamic Analysis of Enthalpy and Entropy Changes 10. Some Mechanochemical Phenomena Authors Index Subject Index