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| Contents |
| | Preface | vii |
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| | 1. | Elementary | 1 |
| | | 1.1 | Rate of Reaction | 1 |
| | | | 1.1.1 | Experimental Determination of Rate | 2 |
| | | 1.2 | Rate Constant | 3 |
| | | 1.3 | Order and Molecularity | 4 |
| | | 1.4 | Rate Equations | 6 |
| | | | 1.4.1 | Integral Equations for nthOrder Reaction of a Single Reactant | 6 |
| | | | 1.4.2 | Integral Equations for Reactions Involving More than One Reactants | 7 |
| | | 1.5 | Half-life of a Reaction | 8 |
| | | 1.6 | Zero Order Reactions | 10 |
| | | 1.7 | First Order Reactions | 12 |
| | | 1.8 | Radioactive Decay as a First Order Phenomenon | 17 |
| | | 1.9 | Second Order Reactions | 20 |
| | | 1.10 | Third Order Reactions | 28 |
| | | 1.11 | Determination of Order of Reaction | 30 |
| | | | 1.11.1 | Integration Method | 30 |
| | | | 1.11.2 | Half-life Period Method | 34 |
| | | | 1.11.3 | Graphical Method | 34 |
| | | | 1.11.4 | Differential Method | 35 |
| | | | 1.11.5 | Ostwald Isolation Method | 35 |
| | | 1.12 | Experimental Methods of Chemical Kinetics | 39 |
| | | | 1.12.1 | Conductometric Method | 39 |
| | | | 1.12.2 | Polarographic Technique | 40 |
| | | | 1.12.3 | Potentiometrie Method | 41 |
| | | | 1.12.4 | Optical Methods | 42 |
| | | | 1.12.5 | Refractometry | 42 |
| | | | 1.12.6 | Spectrophotometry | 43 |
| | Exercises | 44 |
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| | 2. | Temperature Effect on Reaction Rate | 46 |
| | | 2.1 | Derivation of Arrhenius Equation | 46 |
| | | 2.2 | Experimental Determination of Energy of Activation and Arrhenius Factor | 48 |
| | | 2.3 | Potential Energy Surface | 50 |
| | | 2.4 | Significance of Energy of Activation | 51 |
| | Exercises | 53 |
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| | 3. | Complex Reactions | 55 |
| | | 3.1 | Reversible Reactions | 55 |
| | | | 3.1.1 | Reversible Reaction When Both the Opposing Processes are Second Order | 57 |
| | | 3.2 | Parallel Reactions | 59 |
| | | | 3.2.1 | Determination of Rate Constants | 59 |
| | | 3.3 | Consecutive Reactions | 63 |
| | | | 3.3.1 | Concentration-Time Relation | 64 |
| | | 3.4 | Steady-State Treatment | 66 |
| | | 3.5 | Chain Reactions | 67 |
| | | | 3.5.1 | Rate Determination | 68 |
| | | | 3.5.2 | Reaction between H2and Br2 | 69 |
| | | | 3.5.3 | Chain Length | 70 |
| | | | 3.5.4 | Chain Transfer Reactions | 70 |
| | | | 3.5.5 | Branching Chain Explosions | 70 |
| | | | 3.5.6 | Kinetics of Branching Chain Explosion | 71 |
| | | | 3.5.7 | Free Radical Chains | 72 |
| | | | 3.5.8 | Chain Length and Activation Energy in Chain Reactions | 75 |
| | Exercises | 76 |
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| | 4. | Theories of Reaction Rate | 79 |
| | | 4.1 | Equilibrium and Rate of Reaction | 79 |
| | | 4.2 | Partition Functions and Statistical Mechanics of Chemical Equilibrium | 80 |
| | | 4.3 | Partition Functions and Activated Complex | 82 |
| | | 4.4 | Collision Theory | 83 |
| | | | 4.4.1 | Collision Frequency | 84 |
| | | | 4.4.2 | Energy Factor | 86 |
| | | | 4.4.3 | Orientation Factor | 87 |
| | | | 4.4.4 | Rate of Reaction | 87 |
| | | | 4.4.5 | Weakness of the Collision Theory | 88 |
| | | 4.5 | Transition State Theory | 89 |
| | | | 4.5.1 | Thermodynamic Approach | 91 |
| | | | 4.5.2 | Partition Function Approach | 93 |
| | | | 4.5.3 | Comparison with Arrhenius Equation and Collision Theory | 93 |
| | | | 4.5.4 | Explanation for Steric Factor in Terms of Partition Function | 94 |
| | | | 4.5.5 | Reaction between Polyatomic Molecules | 95 |
| | | 4.6 | Unimolecular Reactions and the Collision Theory | 100 |
| | | | 4.6.1 | Lindemann's Mechanism | 100 |
| | | | 4.6.2 | Hinshelwood Treatment | 103 |
| | | | 4.6.3 | Rice and Ramsperger, and Kassel (RRK) Treatment | 105 |
| | | | 4.6.4 | Marcus Treatment | 106 |
| | | | 4.6.5 | RRKM Theory | 107 |
| | | 4.7 | Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control | 109 |
| | | 4.8 | Hammond's Postulate | 110 |
| | | 4.9 | Probing of the Transition State | 111 |
| | Exercises | 113 |
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| | 5. | Kinetics of Some Special Reactions | 115 |
| | | 5.1 | Kinetics of Photochemical Reactions | 115 |
| | | | 5.1.1 | Grotthuss-Draper Law | 115 |
| | | | 5.1.2 | Einstein Law of Photochemical Equivalence | 115 |
| | | | 5.1.3 | Primary Process in Photochemical Reactions | 116 |
| | | | 5.1.4 | H2-Br2Reaction | 118 |
| | | | 5.1.5 | H2and Cl2Reaction | 119 |
| | | 5.2 | Oscillatory Reactions | 120 |
| | | | 5.2.1 | Belousov-Zhabotinskii Reaction | 122 |
| | | 5.3 | Kinetics of Polymerization | 124 |
| | | | 5.3.1 | Step Growth Polymerization | 125 |
| | | | 5.3.2 | Polycondensation Reactions (in Absence of the Catalyst) | 125 |
| | | | 5.3.3 | Acid Catalyzed Polycondensation Reaction | 126 |
| | | | 5.3.4 | Chain Growth Polymerization | 127 |
| | | | 5.3.5 | Kinetics of Free Radical Polymerization | 127 |
| | | | 5.3.6 | Cationic Polymerization | 130 |
| | | | 5.3.7 | Anionic Polymerization | 131 |
| | | | 5.3.8 | Co-polymerization | 132 |
| | | 5.4 | Kinetics of Solid State Reactions | 135 |
| | | 5.5 | Electron Transfer Reactions | 139 |
| | | | 5.5.1 | Outer Sphere Mechanism | 139 |
| | | | 5.5.2 | Inner Sphere Mechanism | 140 |
| | Exercises | 141 |
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| | 6. | Kinetics of Catalyzed Reactions | 142 |
| | | 6.1 | Catalysis | 142 |
| | | | 6.1.1 | Positive Catalysis | 142 |
| | | | 6.1.2 | Negative Catalysis | 143 |
| | | | 6.1.3 | Auto Catalysis | 143 |
| | | | 6.1.4 | Induced Catalysis | 144 |
| | | | 6.1.5 | Promoters | 144 |
| | | | 6.1.6 | Poisons | 144 |
| | | 6.2 | Theories of Catalysis | 145 |
| | | | 6.2.1 | Intermediate Compound Formation Theory | 145 |
| | | | 6.2.2 | Adsorption Theory | 145 |
| | | 6.3 | Characteristics of Catalytic Reactions | 146 |
| | | 6.4 | Mechanism of Catalysis | 147 |
| | | 6.5 | Activation Energies of Catalyzed Reactions | 149 |
| | | 6.6 | Acid Base Catalysis | 150 |
| | | 6.7 | Enzyme Catalysis | 152 |
| | | | 6.7.1 | Influence of pH | 154 |
| | | 6.8 | Heterogeneous Catalysis | 156 |
| | | 6.9 | Micellar Catalysis | 159 |
| | | | 6.9.1 | Models for Micellar Catalysis | 161 |
| | | 6.10 | Phase Transfer Catalysis | 165 |
| | | | 6.10.1 | General Mechanism | 166 |
| | | | 6.10.2 | Difference between Micellar and Phase Transfer-Catalyzed Reactions | 167 |
| | | 6.11 | Kinetics of Inhibition | 168 |
| | | | 6.11.1 | Chain Reactions | 168 |
| | | | 6.11.2 | Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions | 169 |
| | | | 6.11.3 | Inhibition in Surface Reactions | 172 |
| | Exercises | 173 |
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| | 7. | Fast Reactions | 175 |
| | | 7.1 | Introduction | 175 |
| | | 7.2 | Flow Techniques | 176 |
| | | | 7.2.1 | Continuous Flow Method | 177 |
| | | | 7.2.2 | Accelerated Flow Method | 178 |
| | | | 7.2.3 | Stopped Flow Method | 178 |
| | | 7.3 | Relaxation Method | 179 |
| | | 7.4 | Shock Tubes | 181 |
| | | 7.5 | Flash Photolysis | 182 |
| | | 7.6 | ESR Spectroscopic Technique | 183 |
| | | 7.7 | NMR Spectroscopic Techniques | 183 |
| | Exercises | 184 |
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| | 8. | Reactions in Solutions | 185 |
| | | 8.1 | Introduction | 185 |
| | | 8.2 | Theory of Absolute Reaction Rate | 185 |
| | | 8.3 | Influence of Internal Pressure | 187 |
| | | 8.4 | Influence of Solvation | 187 |
| | | 8.5 | Reactions between Ions | 187 |
| | | 8.6 | Entropy Change | 189 |
| | | 8.7 | Influence of Ionic Strength (Salt Effect) | 190 |
| | | 8.8 | Secondary Salt Effect | 192 |
| | | 8.9 | Reactions between the Dipoles | 193 |
| | | 8.10 | Kinetic Isotope Effect | 195 |
| | | 8.11 | Solvent Isotope Effect | 197 |
| | | 8.12 | Hemmett Equation | 198 |
| | | 8.13 | Linear Free Energy Relationship | 199 |
| | | 8.14 | The Taft Equation | 200 |
| | | 8.15 | Compensation Effect | 201 |
| | Exercises | 202 |
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| | 9. | Reaction Dynamics | 204 |
| | | 9.1 | Molecular Reaction Dynamics | 204 |
| | | 9.2 | Microscopic-Macroscopic Relation | 205 |
| | | 9.3 | Reaction Rate and Rate Constant | 207 |
| | | 9.4 | Distribution of Velocities of Molecules | 209 |
| | | 9.5 | Rate of Reaction for Collisions with a Distribution of Relative Speeds | 209 |
| | | 9.6 | Collision Cross Sections | 210 |
| | | | 9.6.1 | Cross Section for Hard Sphere Model | 210 |
| | | | 9.6.2 | Collision between Reactive Hard Spheres | 211 |
| | | 9.7 | Activation Energy | 213 |
| | | 9.8 | Potential Energy Surface | 216 |
| | | | 9.8.1 | Features of Potential Energy Surface | 219 |
| | | | 9.8.2 | Ab initio Calculation of Potential Energy Surface | 222 |
| | | | 9.8.3 | Fitting of ab initio Potential Energy Surfaces | 225 |
| | | | 9.8.4 | Potential Energy Surfaces for Triatomic Systems | 226 |
| | | 9.9 | Classical Trajectory Calculations | 229 |
| | | | 9.9.1 | Initial State Properties | 230 |
| | | | 9.9.2 | Final State Properties | 232 |
| | | | 9.9.3 | Calculation of Reaction Cross Section | 232 |
| | | 9.10 | Potential Energy Surface and Classical Dynamics | 234 |
| | | 9.11 | Disposal of Excess Energy | 239 |
| | | 9.12 | Influence of Rotational Energy | 240 |
| | | 9.13 | Experimental Chemical Dynamics | 241 |
| | | | 9.13.1 | Molecular Beam Technique | 241 |
| | | | 9.13.2 | Stripping and Rebound Mechanisms | 243 |
| | | | 9.13.3 | State-to-State Kinetics | 244 |
| | | | 9.13.4 | Suggested Readings | 247 |
| | Index | 251 |