Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry

Volume 32is proof again of the platform provided by Advances in Physical Organic Chemistryfor some of the most interesting and diverse papers being produced today. Contributions by academic and industrial chemists give the volume a perspective useful to those working in both fields.

Preface

vii

Contributors to Volume 32

ix

Perspectives in Modern Voltammetry: Basic Concepts and Mechanistic Analysis

1

(120)

John C. Eklund

Alan M. Bond

John A. Alden

Richard G. Compton

Introduction

2

(4)

General concepts of voltammetry

6

(21)

Cyclic voltammetry

27

(17)

Hydrodynamic voltammetry

44

(19)

Microelectrodes

63

(6)

Sonovoltammetry

69

(14)

Theoretical modelling

83

(13)

A comparison of voltammetric techniques

96

(8)

Current and future direction of voltammetry

104

(17)

Appendix

110

(3)

References

113

(8)

Organic Materials for Second-Order Non-Linear Optics

121

(98)

J. Jens Wolff

Rudiger Wortmann

Introduction

122

(2)

Basics of non-linear optics

124

(12)

Quantum-chemical basis for second-order polarizabilities

136

(17)

Non-linear optical susceptibilities and experimental methods to evaluate X(2) and β

153

(15)

Optimization of second-order polarizabilities: applications to real molecules

168

(38)

Conclusion

206

(13)

Acknowledgements

208

(1)

References

208

(11)

Tautomerism in the Solid State

219

(48)

Tadashi Sugawara

Isao Takasu

Introduction

219

(3)

Proton tautomerism in an isolated system

222

(7)

Proton tautomerism in the solid state

229

(15)

Photochromism and thermochromism derived from proton tautomerism

244

(6)

Photochemical hole-burning

250

(2)

Dielectric properties derived from proton tautomerism in crystals

252

(9)

Concluding remarks

261

(6)

Acknowledgements

261

(1)

References

262

(5)

The Yukawa-Tsuno Relationship in Carbocationic Systems

267

(120)

Yuho Tsuno

Mizue Fujio

Introduction

267

(5)

Applications of the Yukawa-Tsuno equation

272

(4)

Yukawa-Tsuno correlations for benzylic sololyses generating carbocations

276

(39)

Carbocation formation equilibria

315

(7)

Yukawa-Tsuno correlations for electrophilic addition of

322

(12)

Structure-reactivity relationship in polyarylcarbocation systems

334

(9)

Stabilities of carbocations in the gas phase

343

(19)

Theoretically optimized structures of carbocations

362

(3)

Reaction mechanisms and transition-state shifts

365

(13)

Concluding remarks

378

(9)

Acknowledgements

379

(1)

References

379

(8)

Author Index

387

(18)

Cumulative Index of Authors

405

(2)

Cumulative Index of Titles

407

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