An updated and fresh perspective of the subject based on the concepts that the thermodynamic properties of a system are independent whether composition is specified in terms of formal components or molecular species and that the laws of thermodynamics are independent of the observational time-scale. By applying these concepts, the author has derived approximately 20 general theorems concerned with the thermodynamic properties of molecular species and their relationships to those of the formal components. Grunwald defines molecular species to include all participants in reaction mechanisms. Proved theories are supplemented with verbal explanations and explicit examples. Applications chapters include environmental isomers in liquids and thermodynamic properties of water and aqueous systems. Extra thermodynamic chapters feature interionic attraction theory and structure-energy correlation.
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An updated and fresh perspective of the subject based on the concepts that the thermodynamic properties of a system are independent whether composition is specified in terms of formal components or molecular species and that the laws of thermodynamics are independent of the observational time-scale. By applying these concepts, the author has derived approximately 20 general theorems concerned with the thermodynamic properties of molecular species and their relationships to those of the formal components. Grunwald defines molecular species to include all participants in reaction mechanisms. Proved theories are supplemented with verbal explanations and explicit examples. Applications chapters include environmental isomers in liquids and thermodynamic properties of water and aqueous systems. Extra thermodynamic chapters feature interionic attraction theory and structure-energy correlation.
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A much-needed expansion of traditional chemical thermodynamic concepts--essential reading for today's advanced students and research professionals
Reflecting the current operational practice of chemistry, this unique book provides an important update of traditional chemical thermodynamics, especially the thermodynamics of liquid solutions. Using a flexible composition model that enumerates both the formal components of a system and the molecular species derived from them, Thermodynamics of Molecular Species introduces a set of general theorems and proofs that address a range of significant phenomena beyond the reach of traditional chemical thermodynamics, such as enthalpy-entropy compensation, molar shifts, and thermodynamic error tolerance. Dr. Grunwald's novel approach creates a natural framework for mechanistic studies of molecular phenomena, while at the same time avoiding some of the complexity of statistical thermodynamics. The book's features include:
* A broad definition of molecular species that includes all participants in reaction mechanisms: reactants, products, substrates, catalysts, reactive intermediates, and transition states
* Solid experimental evidence supported by explicit examples across a breadth of areas--including solvation, water and aqueous solutions, environmental isomers, ions, and ion pairs
* Thermodynamic aspects of interionic attraction theory and of structure-energy correlations
* Almost 100 figures and diagrams that express abstract and mathematical ideas in clear and concrete terms
Reflecting the current operational practice of chemistry, this unique book provides an important update of traditional chemical thermodynamics, especially the thermodynamics of liquid solutions. Using a flexible composition model that enumerates both the formal components of a system and the molecular species derived from them, Thermodynamics of Molecular Species introduces a set of general theorems and proofs that address a range of significant phenomena beyond the reach of traditional chemical thermodynamics, such as enthalpy-entropy compensation, molar shifts, and thermodynamic error tolerance. Dr. Grunwald's novel approach creates a natural framework for mechanistic studies of molecular phenomena, while at the same time avoiding some of the complexity of statistical thermodynamics. The book's features include:
* A broad definition of molecular species that includes all participants in reaction mechanisms: reactants, products, substrates, catalysts, reactive intermediates, and transition states
* Solid experimental evidence supported by explicit examples across a breadth of areas--including solvation, water and aqueous solutions, environmental isomers, ions, and ion pairs
* Thermodynamic aspects of interionic attraction theory and of structure-energy correlations
* Almost 100 figures and diagrams that express abstract and mathematical ideas in clear and concrete terms
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Chemical thermodynamics is a hybrid science that combines the inductive, macroscopic approach of classical thermodynamics with molecular theory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard partial free energies, standard partial free energy, environmental isomers, molar stress, molar shifts, molar strain, benzoic acid dissociation, ionic crystal radius, thermodynamic partial derivatives, observational time scale, cage radius, loose ion pairs, cage potential, liquid cages, caged molecule, mean spherical model, operational equilibrium, cage exchange, linkage pairs, catalysis law, cage center, composition tree, solvent species, partial enthalpy, closed chemical system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stability Theorem, Tolerance Theorem, Correspondence Theorem, Second Law, Law of Mass Action, American Chemical Society, Isomolar Molar-shift, Danil de Namor, Original Variables New!
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Chemical thermodynamics is a hybrid science that combines the inductive, macroscopic approach of classical thermodynamics with molecular theory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
standard partial free energies, standard partial free energy, environmental isomers, molar stress, molar shifts, molar strain, benzoic acid dissociation, ionic crystal radius, thermodynamic partial derivatives, observational time scale, cage radius, loose ion pairs, cage potential, liquid cages, caged molecule, mean spherical model, operational equilibrium, cage exchange, linkage pairs, catalysis law, cage center, composition tree, solvent species, partial enthalpy, closed chemical system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stability Theorem, Tolerance Theorem, Correspondence Theorem, Second Law, Law of Mass Action, American Chemical Society, Isomolar Molar-shift, Danil de Namor, Original Variables New!
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- Organic Chemistry by Wiley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Organic Chemistry by James B. Hendrickson in Back Matter
- Organic Chemistry by Arthur D. Baker in Back Matter
- Conformational Analysis by ernest eliel in Back Matter
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