Encyclopedia of Physical Organic Chemistry, 6 Volume Set

Zerong Wang, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Houston Clear-Lake. His research interests include photochemistry, nucleosides, heterocycles, computational chemistry, sulfur chemistry, and material science. Dr. Wang was sole author of the three-volume encyclopedic book Comprehensive Organic Name Reactions and Reagents (Wiley, 2009) that contains 701 named reactions and reagents.

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• Volume 1List of Contributors xiiiPreface xxvPart 1 Basic Terms and Theories 11 Symmetry, Pseudosymmetry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Structure 3Robert Glaser2 Stereoelectronic Effects on Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules: Origins and Consequences 67Igor V. Alabugin and Brian Gold3 Steric Strain in Molecular Organics 161Lei Yang, Linghai Xie, Ying Wei, Yuyu Liu, Murali Devi and Wei Huang4 Strong Chemical Bonds 217Rafael Notario5 Noncovalent Interactions: Calculations, Classification, and Benchmark Data Sets 245Jan Rˇezácˇ and Pavel Hobza6 Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Orbital Theory: From Basic Principles to Quantum Chemistry 277Patrizia Calaminici, Andreas M. Köster and Karl Jug7 Basic Elements of Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics 315Boris Solomonovand Timur Mukhametzyanov8 Practical Chemical Kinetics in Solution 369Omar A. El Seoud, Wilhelm J. Baader and Erick L. Bastos9 Fundamental Aspects of Quantitative Structure–Reactivity Relationships 437Frank H. Quina and Erick L. Bastos10 General Aspects of Redox Chemistry 491Felipe J. González, Carlos Frontana, Martín Gómez and Ignacio González11 Aromaticity 511Miquel Solă12 Molecule–Medium Relationships 543Plamen Kirilov13 Vapor Pressure and Boiling Point 579Rogdakis Emmanouil and Koronaki P. Irene14 Log P 629Supriyo Saha and Dilipkumar Pal15 Physical Properties: Surface Tension and Capillarity 651Rossen Sedev16 Solubility and Miscibility for Diluted Polymers and Their Extension to Organic Semiconductors 697Jose Dario Perea Ospina, Stefan Langner Tayebeh Ameri and Christoph J. BrabecVolume 2List of Contributors xiiiPreface xxvPart 2 Organic Reactions and Mechanisms 73517 Organic Solid-State Reactions 737Gerd Kaupp18 Pericyclic Reactions 817Dean J. Tantillo19 Radical Reactions 849Rana K. Mohamed, Igor V. Alabugin and Philip M. Byers20 Photoreactions 943Michael Oelgemöller and Norbert Hoffmann21 Reactions Under Ultrasound 1009Hélio A. Stefani and Rodrigo Cella22 Reactions in the Magnetic Field 1035Masanobu Wakasa, Tomoaki Yago, Atom Hamasaki and Masao Gohdo23 Oscillating Reactions 1127Ljiljana Kolar-Anić, Slobodan Anić, Željko Ćupic´, Ana Ivanovic´-Šašić, Nataša Pejić, Slavica Blagojević and Vladana Vukojević24 Small Organic Molecule-Catalyzed Reactions 1223Bor-Cherng Hong25 Intramolecular Catalysis of Organic Reactions 1299C.-Y. Ho and L. Xiang26 Green Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities 1365W. Roy Jackson, Eva M. Campi and Milton T. W. Hearn27 Reactions in Ionic Liquids 1411Sinead T. Keaveney, Ronald S. Haines and Jason B. HarperVolume 3List of Contributors xiiiPreface xxvPart 2 Organic Reactions and Mechanisms (Continued) 146528 Reactions in Fluorous Solvents 1467Hiroshi MatsubaraPart 3 Molecular Designs and Syntheses 152729 Molecular Interaction and Recognition 1529Kevin Daze and Fraser Hof30 Molecular Modeling 1581Damien Thompson31 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Crown Ether 1625Tetsuo Okada32 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Cryptand 1699Mari Ikeda, Shunsuke Kuwahara and Yoichi Habata33 Cyclodextrin-Based Functional Materials and Surfaces 1793Mohamed El Idrissi, Negar Moridi and Patrick Shahgaldian34 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Calix[n]Arenes 1825Hu Shu-Zhen, Han Ying and Chen Chuan-Feng35 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Fullerenes and Related Carbon Materials 1857Fa-Bao Li and Guan-Wu Wang36 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Dendrimer 1933Jitendra Satija and Soumyo Mukherji37 Molecular Functionalization of Interfaces between Different Phases from the Standpoint of Functional Interface Engineering 1989Tetsuya Haruyama38 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Nucleic Acids 2009Lorenzo Di Bari and Maria Minunni39 Multivariate QSAR 2041Márcia M. C. Ferreira40 Design of Organic Magnetic Materials 2079Jin Y. Lee, Kyoung C. Ko and Daeheum Cho41 Design of Conducting and Superconducting Organic Molecules 2133Jun-ichi Yamada and Hiroyuki NishikawaVolume 4List of Contributors xiiiPreface xxvPart 3 Molecular Designs and Syntheses (Continued) 218942 Physical and Chemical Principles in Molecular Electronics 2191Adam Johan Bergren and Gino DiLabio43 Self-Assembly in Molecular Design 2233Miu S. Chan, Man S. Wong and Pik K. Lo44 Deciphering a Synthetic Strategy–the Art and Beauty of Organic Synthesis 2273Jakub Pie˛Ta, Piotr Drelich, Artur Przydacz, Anna Albrecht and Łukasz Albrecht45 Asymmetric Synthesis in Medicinal Chemistry 2331Smritilekha Bera and Dhananjoy Mondal46 Strained Organic Molecules 2481Tien-Yau Luh, Man-Kit Leung, Yao-Ting Wu and Liangbing Gan47 Supramolecular Chemistry: Synthesis and Photophysical Characteristics of Conjugated Polyrotaxanes 2543Aurica Farcas and Ana-Maria Resmerita48 Electrochemical Studies of Conjugated Polyrotaxanes and their Unthreaded Analogs 2583Aurica Farcas and Pierre-Henri Aubert49 Advances in Photocatalysis Over Highly Dispersed Ti Oxides in Sio2 Mesoporous Materials 2619Mingyang Xing, Xiao Li, Jinlong Zhang and Masakazu AnpoPart 4 Tools and Experimental Techniques 266950 Semiempirical and Molecular Mechanics Treatment of Noncovalent Interactions 2671Nusret Duygu Yilmazer and Martin Korth51 Electron Densities: Population Analysis and Beyond 2705Renato Contreras, Luis R. Domingo and Bernard Silvi52 NMR Spectroscopy 2819Xingyu Lu and Guangjin Hou53 Methods of Magnetic Resonance in Studying Natural Biomaterials 2861Victor RodinVolume 5List of Contributors xiiiPreface xxvPart 4 Tools and Experimental Techniques (Continued) 290954 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 2911Sabrina Weickert and Malte Drescher55 Electrical Discharges 2957Mário Janda, Zdenko Machala, Ravindra P. Joshi, Lev Krasnoperov and Selma Mededovic Thagard56 Fluorescence Spectroscopy: From Classical Aspects to Current Trends 3011Mihaela Homocianu57 Laser Flash Photolysis 3059Xian-Fu Zhang58 Light-Induced Excited Spin State Trapping 3083Ivan Šalitroš and Ján Pavlik59 Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy 3181Diana F. Garcia-Gutierrez, Lina M. De Leon-Covian and Domingo I. Garcia-Gutierrez60 Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy: Theory and Application in Engineering and Science 3217Joseph Hamuyuni, Michael O. Daramola and Olugbenga O. Oluwasina61 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 3241Joanna S. Stevens and Sven L. M. Schroeder62 Other Scanning Probe Microscopies 3295Yuanmin Du, Swee Liang Wong, Yuli Huang, Johnny Ping Kwan Wong and Andrew Thye Shen Wee63 Cyclic Voltammetry 3437Lida Khalafi and Mohammad RafieePart 5 Applications and Future Directions 347964 Semiconducting Organic Molecules 3481Maria Vasilopoulou65 Organic Field-Effect Transistors 3565Martin Weis66 Organic Molecules for Application of Engineering Thermodynamics: Refrigeration and Organic Rankine Cycle 3605Xinxin ZhangVolume 6List of Contributors xiiiPreface xxvPart 5 Applications and Future Directions (Continued) 365167 Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels 3653Aleksei Bredihhin and Lauri Vares68 Nanocatalysis 3697Haichao Liu, Jing Guan, Xindong Mu, Guoqiang Xu, Xicheng Wang and Xiufang Chen69 Sustainable Catalysis 3773Harminder Singh and Jaspreet Kaur Rajput70 Artificial Photosynthesis 3813Lei Liu and Jin-Gang Liu71 Artificial Enzymes: The Next Wave 3885Hanjun Cheng, Xiaoyu Wang and Hui Wei72 Glycobiology 3949Gherman Y. Wiederschain73 DNA-Interacting Molecules and Cancer Treatments 3993Gunjan Tyagi, Parul Mehrotra, Shweta Agarwal and Ranjana Mehrotra74 Porous Organic Materials from Self-Assembly of Peptides and Polyamides 4089Debasish Haldar75 Precision Synthesis of Polysaccharides and their Supramolecular and Nanostructured Materials by Enzymatic Reactions 4137Jun-ichi KadokawaIndex 4181