Molecular Structure And Statistical Thermodynamics Selected Papers Of Kenneth S Pitzer

This book considers molecular structural information, statistical methods and thermodynamic measurements, and the ways in which the relative role of each differs from another. By putting together selected papers in a single publication, the book highlights the cohesive aspects of certain advances through time and development, and can aid historical studies. Several papers from journals not widely circulated can also be found in this selection of papers.

In the course of his distinguished career of over 55 years, Kenneth S Pitzer published over 360 scientific papers. Included in this volume are 72 papers, selected for their historical importance and continuing significance. In early work, where spectroscopic data were incomplete or, later on, where the systems of interest were so complex that a deductive solution from molecular information was impractical, Pitzer interrelated molecular structural information, statistical methods and thermodynamic measurements to advance the understanding of molecular systems. This volume considers all three aspects and, by putting together selected papers, highlights the cohesiveness of certain advances through time and development. Several papers from journals not widely circulated can also be found in this selection of papers.

In the course of his distinguished career spanning about half a century, George A Olah, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has been exceedingly prolific and has published more than 1000 scientific papers and 15 books and holds more than 100 patents. This invaluable volume contains about 250 papers selected for their breadth and current importance. Contents: Volume 1: Early StudiesElectrophilic Aromatic SubstitutionFriedel-Crafts ChemistryStable (Persistent), Long Lived Carbocations: General AspectsTrivalent Alkyl (Cycloalkyl) Cations (Carbenium Ions)π- and πσ-Delocalized CarbocationsHeteroatom and Metal Substituted CarbocationsCarbodicationsAromatic and Homoaromatic Cations and DicationsFive and Higher Coordinate (Nonclassical) Carbonium Ions: Controversy and SignificanceMagic Acid and Superacid ChemistrySolid Superacid CatalysisFrom Kekulé's Four-Valent Carbon to Higher Coordinate HypercarbonElectrophilic Chemistry of Saturated HydrocarbonsOnium Ions: General Aspects Volume 2: Oxonium, Sulfonium, Selenonium and Telluronium IonsAzonium IonsHalonium IonsMiscellaneous Onium IonsGitonic Onium Di(Poly)cations and Superelectrophilic ActivationSynthetic Reagents, Methods and ReactionsOxygenation and SulfurationNitration and Nitrosation ChemistryOrganofluorine ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryNew Approaches to Future of Hydrocarbon NeedsMiscellaneous Studies keywords:

The selected papers in this invaluable volume are arranged in chapters, each with an introductory essay. The purpose of the arrangement is to illustrate the process of scientific discovery at work. Neil Bartlett's field is that of powerful oxidizers. The early chapters tell the story of the oxidation of the oxygen molecule and the discovery of xenon chemistry. His work in noble-gas chemistry is summarized. Succeeding chapters show how metastable fluorides such as AgF3 and NiF4 came to be prepared at ordinary temperatures and pressures, and how they have provided the most potent oxidizers and fluorinators ever prepared.

This book is about the recognition of new principles in Organic Chemistry. It is also about the discovery and invention of Chemical Reactions. In addition, it deals with the determination of structure by chemical degradation during the epoch when physical methods were not well developed. Also presented are new reagents and new types of functional groups never seen in chemistry before. The overall aim of the collected papers is to show how thought can direct original research and to demonstrate how thought about old or new chemical facts can lead to originality. This is further illuminated by commentaries which Prof Barton has written to accompany these papers. Contents:In the BeginningCis-EliminationConformational AnalysisTriterpenoid ChemistrySteroidal AlkaloidsSesquiterpenoids CaryophyllenePlant Bitter PrinciplesFungal MetabolitesBiosynthesis of Phenolic AlkaloidsThe Invention of Photochemical ReactionsNitrite PhotolysisThionobenzoate PhotolysisBiosynthesis of SteroidsTetracyclineElectrophilic FluorinationSynthesis of 1α-Hydroxy- and 1α, 25-Dihydroxy-Vitamin D3The Chemistry of PenicillinThe Synthesis of Highly Hindered OlefinsPhenylseleninic Anhydride and Related OxidantsDeoxygenation of Alcohols by Radical MechanismsRadical-Anion Deoxygenation and Radical DeaminationDeoxygenation By-PathsRadical Decarboxylation: The Chemistry of Barton EstersThe Steroidal Side Chain and Related MattersThe Chemistry Biv and Related StudiesGif Oxidation ChemistryFurther Collaborative Research with Dr S D Gero & His ColleaguesAnd What Remains? Readership: Chemists. keywords: “The book is an excellent overview of his odyssey in organic chemistry, highlighting the major contributions he has made in the second half of this century.” Chemistry in Britain

This book is a collection of selected papers on the Frontier Orbital Theory by Nobel prizewinner Kenichi Fukui (Chemistry 1981), with introductory notes. It provides the basic concept and formulation of the theory, and the physical and chemical significance of the frontier orbital interactions in chemistry, together with many practical applications. The formulation of the Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate and applications to some simple systems are also presented. The aim of this volume is to show by what forces chemical reactions are driven and to demonstrate how the regio- and stereo-selectivities are determined in chemical reactions. Students and senior investigators will gain insight into the nature of chemical reactions and find out how quantum chemical calculations are connected with chemical intuition. Contents:A Molecular Orbital Theory of Reactivity in Aromatic HydrocarbonsMolecular Orbital Theory of Orientation in Aromatic, Heteroaromatic, and Other Conjugated MoleculesInterrelations of Quantum-Mechanical Quantities Concerning Chemical Reactivity of Conjugated MoleculesAn MO-Theoretical Illumination for the Principle of StereoselectionSigma-Pi Interaction Accompanied by StereoselectionAn Orbital Interaction Rationale for the Role of CatalystsA Formulation of the Reaction CoordinateThe Charge and Spin Transfers in Chemical Reaction PathsVariational Principles in a Chemical ReactionInteraction Frontier OrbitalsA Coupled Fragment Molecular Orbital Method for Interacting Systemsand other papers Readership: Theoretical and physical chemists. keywords:

Linus Pauling wrote a stellar series of over 800 scientific papers spanning an amazing range of fields, some of which he himself initiated. This book is a selection of the most important of his writings in the fields of quantum mechanics, chemical bonding (covalent, ionic, metallic, and hydrogen bonding), molecular rotation and entropy, protein structure, hemoglobin, molecular disease, molecular evolution, the antibody mechanism, the molecular basis of anesthesia, orthomolecular medicine, radiation chemistry/biology, and nuclear structure. Through these papers the reader gets a fresh, unfiltered view of the genius of Pauling's many contributions to chemistry, chemical physics, molecular biology, and molecular medicine.

Linus Pauling wrote a stellar series of over 800 scientific papers spanning an amazing range of fields, some of which he himself initiated. This book is a selection of the most important of his writings in the fields of quantum mechanics, chemical bonding (covalent, ionic, metallic, and hydrogen bonding), molecular rotation and entropy, protein structure, hemoglobin, molecular disease, molecular evolution, the antibody mechanism, the molecular basis of anesthesia, orthomolecular medicine, radiation chemistry/biology, and nuclear structure. Through these papers the reader gets a fresh, unfiltered view of the genius of Pauling's many contributions to chemistry, chemical physics, molecular biology, and molecular medicine.