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Tables of Contents for Chemical Kinetics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction to Chemical Kinetics
1
16
The Field of Chemical Kinetics
1
2
Time as a Variable
1
1
Uses of Chemical Kinetics
2
1
Literature of the Field
2
1
The Study of Reaction Mechanisms
3
7
The Definition of Reaction Mechanism
3
3
Methods for Studying Mechanisms
6
1
The Role of Kinetics
7
1
Classification of Mechanisms
8
2
Experimental Chemical Kinetics
10
7
The Rate of Reaction
10
1
Rate Equations and Stoichiometric Equations
11
2
Rate Constants and Reaction Orders
13
1
Temperature Dependence of Rate Constants
13
4
Simple Rate Equations
17
42
Integrated Rate Equations
17
7
Zero-Order Reactions
17
1
First-Order Reactions
18
2
Second-Order Reactions
20
3
Pseudo-Order Reactions
23
1
Determination of Reaction Order
24
7
Use of Integrated Equations
24
2
The Isolation and Pseudo-Order Techniques
26
2
Initial Rate Method
28
1
Fractional Time Methods
29
2
Methods of Data Analysis
31
28
Calculation of the Rate Constant from Concentrations
31
3
Treatment of Instrument Response Data
34
2
Methods When the Final Value is Unknown
36
4
Propagation of Errors
40
1
Linear Least-Squares Regression
41
3
Weighting in Least-Squares Regression
44
1
Weighting and the Transformation of Variables
45
1
Variances of the Parameters
46
3
Nonlinear Least-Squares Regression
49
2
Accuracy in Rate Constant Measurements
51
8
Complicated Rate Equations
59
74
Integration of the Rate Equations
60
17
Reversible Reactions
60
2
Parallel Reactions
62
4
Consecutive Reactions
66
11
Other Methods of Analysis
77
38
Measurement of Rates
77
1
Simplification of the Experimental Kinetics
78
1
Elimination of the Time Variable
79
2
Replacement of Time with an Area Variable
81
1
The Laplace Transformation
82
8
Secular Equations and Eigenvalues
90
6
The Preequilibrium Assumption
96
4
The Steady-State Approximation
100
5
Numerical Integration
105
4
Monte Carlo Simulation
109
5
Analog Simulation
114
1
The Kinetic Scheme
115
18
Model Building
115
8
Kinetic Equivalence of Rate Terms
123
2
Microscopic Reversibility and Detailed Balance
125
8
Fast Reactions
133
54
Diffusion-Controlled Reactions
134
2
Relaxation Kinetics
136
17
Linearization of Rate Equations
137
2
Complex Reactions
139
4
Experimental Methods
143
3
Applications
146
7
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
153
23
Magnetic Properties of Nuclei
153
2
The Resonance Condition
155
2
Spin-Lattice Relaxation
157
2
Spin-Spin Relaxation
159
1
The Bloch Equations
160
4
T1, T2, and the Correlation Time
164
2
Chemical Exchange
166
4
Pulse NMR Measurements
170
3
Applications
173
3
Rapid Mixing Methods
176
4
Batch Methods
176
1
Flow Methods
177
3
Other Methods
180
7
Fluorescence Quenching
180
1
Electrochemical Methods
181
2
Common Ion Inhibition
183
4
Theory of Chemical Kinetics
187
58
Theoretical Approaches
187
13
The Arrhenius Equation
187
1
Collision Theory
188
3
Potential Energy Surfaces
191
9
Transition State Theory
200
9
Assumptions of the Theory
201
1
The Partition Function
201
4
The Rate Equation
205
2
Thermodynamic Interpretation
207
2
Chemical Interpretations of the Transition State
209
36
Reaction Coordinate Diagrams
209
4
The Rate-Determining Step
213
3
Composition of the Transition State
216
4
Position and Height of the Energy Barrier
220
10
Concerted and Stepwise Reactions
230
15
Phenomena for Study
245
66
Temperature Dependence of Rates
245
16
The Arrhenius Equation
245
6
Curved Arrhenius Plots
251
2
Standard States
253
3
Complications in Buffered Solutions
256
3
Uses of Activation Parameters
259
2
The Effect of Pressure
261
2
Catalysis
263
10
Definitions and Examples
263
5
Determination of Catalytic Rate Constants
268
3
Distinction between General Base and Nucleophilic Catalysis
271
2
pH Effects
273
19
Preliminaries
273
1
Curves without Inflection Points
274
3
Sigmoid Curves
277
8
Bell-Shaped Curves
285
7
Kinetic Isotope Effects
292
19
Primary Isotope Effects
293
5
Secondary Isotope Effects
298
2
Solvent Isotope Effects
300
11
Structure-Reactivity Relationships
311
74
Extrathermodynamic Relationships
311
4
Substituent Effects in Aromatic Compounds
315
23
The Hammett Equation
315
5
Deviations and Variations
320
3
The Substituent Constant
323
5
The Reaction Constant
328
6
The Ortho Effect
334
3
Conclusions
337
1
Substituent Effects in Aliphatic Compounds
338
6
Electronic Effects
338
4
Steric Effects
342
2
Substituent Effects in Reagents
344
24
General Acid-Base Catalysis
344
5
Nucleophilicity in Acyl Transfers
349
6
The α Effect
355
2
Nucleophilicity at Saturated Carbon
357
6
Intramolecular Reactivity
363
5
Related Topics
368
17
The Isokinetic Relationship
368
3
The Reactivity-Selectivity Principle
371
14
Medium Effects
385
78
Introduction to Medium Effects
385
4
Types of Effects
385
2
Physical Theories
387
1
Empirical Correlations
388
1
Solvent Properties
389
16
Physical Properties
389
2
Intermolecular Forces
391
3
Chemical Interactions
394
3
Classification of Solvents
397
2
Solvent Polarity
399
2
Solvation
401
4
Physical Models of Medium Effects
405
20
Neutral-Neutral Molecule Reactions
405
3
Ion-Neutral Molecule Reactions
408
2
Ion-Ion Reactions
410
2
The Cavity Model
412
6
Separation of Initial and Transition State Solvent Effects
418
7
Empirical Measures and Correlations
425
21
Thermodynamic Measures
425
2
Kinetic Measures
427
8
Spectroscopic Measures
435
7
Linear Solvent Effect Relationships
442
2
Statistical Approaches
444
2
Strongly Acid Solutions
446
17
Acidity Functions
447
6
Mechanisms of Acid Catalysis
453
10
Appendices
463
6
A. Answers to Selected Problems
463
4
B. Physical Constants
467
2
Index
469