Chemistry in alternative reaction media /

At a time when environmental concerns are increasing, it's important that chemical processes are as environmentally friendly as possible. This book outlines various methods for producing inorganic and organic solvents without the use of traditional solvents that can have detrimental effects on...

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Main Author: Adams, Dave J.
Other Authors: Dyson, Paul J., Tavener, Stewart J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, ©2004.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Chemistry in Alternative Reaction Media
  • Economic and Political Considerations
  • Why Do Things Dissolve?
  • Solvent Properties and Solvent Classification
  • Density
  • Mass Transport
  • Boiling Point, Melting Point and Volatility
  • Solvents as Heat-Transfer Media
  • Cohesive Pressure, Internal Pressure, and Solubility Parameter
  • Solvent Polarity
  • Dipole Moment and Dispersive Forces
  • Dielectric Constant
  • Electron Pair Donor and Acceptor Numbers
  • Empirical Polarity Scales
  • E[superscript N subscript T] and E[subscript T](30) Parameters
  • Kamlet--Taft Parameters
  • Hydrogen Bond Donor (HBD) and Hydrogen Bond Acceptor (HBA) Solvents
  • The Effect of Solvent Polarity on Chemical Systems
  • The Effect of Solvent Polarity on Chemical Reactions
  • The Effect of Solvent Polarity on Equilibria
  • What is Required from Alternative Solvent Strategies?
  • Multiphasic Solvent Systems
  • An Introduction to Multiphasic Chemistry
  • The Traditional Biphasic Approach
  • Temperature Dependent Solvent Systems
  • Single- to Two-Phase Systems
  • Multiphasic Systems
  • Solvent Combinations
  • Water
  • Fluorous Solvents
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Supercritical Fluids and Other Solvent Combinations
  • Benefits and Problems Associated with Multiphasic Systems
  • Partially Miscible Liquids
  • Kinetics of Homogeneous Reactions
  • Rate is Independent of Stoichiometry
  • Rate is Determined by the Probability of Reactants Meeting
  • Rate is Measured by the Concentration of the Reagents
  • Catalysed Systems
  • Kinetics of Biphasic Reactions.