Radical chemistry / M. John Perkins.

Author
Perkins, M. John (Michael John) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York ; London : Ellis Horwood, 1994.
Description
x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Series
    Ellis Horwood series in organic chemistry [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-164) and index.
    Contents
    • Preface
    • 1 Introduction (starting p. 1)
    • 2 Chain reactions and unit steps (starting p. 8)
    • 2.2 Bimolecular processes (starting p. 10)
    • 2.3 Unimolecular processes (starting p. 15)
    • 2.4 An introduction to the kinetics of radical chain reactions (starting p. 19)
    • 3 Initiation and some non-chain processes: "free" and "caged" radicals (starting p. 21)
    • 3.1 Thermolysis (starting p. 21)
    • 3.2 Photolysis (starting p. 29)
    • 3.3 Radiolysis (starting p. 29)
    • 3.4 Electron transfer and molecule-induced homolysis (starting p. 30)
    • 4 An introduction to reactivity and selectivity in radical reactions (starting p. 33)
    • 4.2 Halogenation of alkanes (starting p. 34)
    • 4.3 Other reactions (starting p. 39)
    • 4.4 Stereoelectronic effects (starting p. 41)
    • 4.5 Polar influences (starting p. 42)
    • 4.6 Steric effects (starting p. 47)
    • 4.7 Intra- versus inter-molecular reactions (starting p. 48)
    • 4.8 Radical addition versus hydrogen atom transfer (starting p. 50)
    • 4.9 Summary (starting p. 51)
    • 5 Detection of organic free radicals, and a discussion of their structures (starting p. 52)
    • 5.2 ESR spectroscopy (starting p. 53)
    • 5.3 ESR and radical structure (starting p. 59)
    • 5.4 Spin trapping (starting p. 63)
    • 5.5 Electron nuclear double resonance spectroscopy (starting p. 69)
    • 5.6 Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarisation (CIDNP) (starting p. 70)
    • 6 Radicals and radical reactions in organic synthesis (starting p. 74)
    • 6.2 Chain reactions in synthesis (starting p. 75)
    • 6.3 Non-chain processes (starting p. 90)
    • 7 Some stereochemical considerations (starting p. 96)
    • 8 Radical ions and electron transfer (starting p. 102)
    • 9 Some special topics (starting p. 112)
    • 9.1 Frontier orbital approach to radical reactivity (starting p. 112)
    • 9.2 Radical kinetics and thermodynamics (starting p. 115)
    • 9.3 Captodative stabilisation (starting p. 117)
    • 9.4 Autoxidation of unsaturated lipids (starting p. 118)
    • 9.5 Antioxidants (starting p. 122)
    • 9.6 Adamantane matrix studies (starting p. 123)
    • 9.7 Thermolysis of dibenzoyl peroxide in benzene (starting p. 124)
    • 9.8 Stable-radical effects (starting p. 127)
    • 9.9 Radicals from ketone photochemistry (starting p. 128)
    • 9.10 Transition-metal ions in radical reactions (starting p. 129)
    • 10 Radicals in biology (starting p. 132)
    • 10.1 Oxidising radicals (starting p. 132)
    • 10.2 Enzyme catalysis mechanisms (starting p. 139)
    • 10.3 Spin trapping and spin labelling (starting p. 147)
    • 10.4 The enediyne antibiotics (starting p. 151)
    • Appendix: Absolute rate constants of unit steps in radical chemistry (starting p. 154)
    • Selected additional reading and bibliography (starting p. 159)
    • Problems (starting p. 165)
    • Subject index (starting p. 176)
    ISBN
    • 0133209202 ((pbk.))
    • 9780133209204 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    95176205
    OCLC
    31608655
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