Encyclopedia of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volume 1
 
List of Contributors xiii
 
Preface xxv
 
Part 1 Basic Terms and Theories 1
 
1 Symmetry, Pseudosymmetry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Structure 3
Robert Glaser
 
2 Stereoelectronic Effects on Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules: Origins and Consequences 67
Igor V. Alabugin and Brian Gold
 
3 Steric Strain in Molecular Organics 161
Lei Yang, Linghai Xie, Ying Wei, Yuyu Liu, Murali Devi and Wei Huang
 
4 Strong Chemical Bonds 217
Rafael Notario
 
5 Noncovalent Interactions: Calculations, Classification, and Benchmark Data Sets 245
Jan RÇezácÇ and Pavel Hobza
 
6 Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Orbital Theory: From Basic Principles to Quantum Chemistry 277
Patrizia Calaminici, Andreas M. Köster and Karl Jug
 
7 Basic Elements of Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics 315
Boris Solomonovand Timur Mukhametzyanov
 
8 Practical Chemical Kinetics in Solution 369
Omar A. El Seoud, Wilhelm J. Baader and Erick L. Bastos
 
9 Fundamental Aspects of Quantitative Structure-Reactivity Relationships 437
Frank H. Quina and Erick L. Bastos
 
10 General Aspects of Redox Chemistry 491
Felipe J. González, Carlos Frontana, Martín Gómez and Ignacio González
 
11 Aromaticity 511
Miquel Sol
 
12 Molecule-Medium Relationships 543
Plamen Kirilov
 
13 Vapor Pressure and Boiling Point 579
Rogdakis Emmanouil and Koronaki P. Irene
 
14 Log P 629
Supriyo Saha and Dilipkumar Pal
 
15 Physical Properties: Surface Tension and Capillarity 651
Rossen Sedev
 
16 Solubility and Miscibility for Diluted Polymers and Their Extension to Organic Semiconductors 697
Jose Dario Perea Ospina, Stefan Langner Tayebeh Ameri and Christoph J. Brabec
 
Volume 2
 
List of Contributors xiii
 
Preface xxv
 
Part 2 Organic Reactions and Mechanisms 735
 
17 Organic Solid-State Reactions 737
Gerd Kaupp
 
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