The Chemistry of Nonaqueous Solvents. Volume IV: Solution Phenomena and Aprotic Solvents

The Chemistry of Nonaqueous Solvents, Volume IV: Solution Phenomena and Aprotic Solvents focuses on the chemistry of nonaqueous solvents, with emphasis on solution phenomena and aprotic solvents such as tetramethylurea, inorganic acid chlorides, cyclic carbonates, and sulfolane. This book is organized into seven chapters and begins with an overview of the theory of electrical conductivity and elementary experimental considerations, along with some of the interesting research on nonaqueous solvents. It then turns to a discussion on hydrogen bonding phenomena in nonaqueous systems as probed by four spectroscopic techniques; the different methods used in studying redox systems in nonaqueous solvents such as potentiometry and steady state diffusion methods; and the use of tetramethylurea as a nonaqueous medium for chemical reactions and chemical investigations. The reader is also introduced to inorganic acid chlorides of high dielectric constant, with special reference to antimony trichloride, and preparation methods for cyclic carbonates including vinylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and butylene carbonate. The book concludes with a chapter on sulfolane, focusing on its preparation and purification, physical properties, and toxicology. This book will be of interest to chemists who want to know more about nonaqueous solvents. Content: Contributors , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Page ix Preface , Page xi Contents of Previous Volumes , Pages xiii-xiv 1 - Conductivity in Nonaqueous Solvents , Pages 1-17 2 - Hydrogen Bonding Phenomena , Pages 19-73 3 - Redox Systems in Nonaqueous Solvents , Pages 75-107 4 - Tetramethylurea , Pages 109-128 5 - Inorganic Acid Chlorides of High Dielectric Constant: (with Special Reference to Antimony Trichloride) , Pages 129-165 6 - Cyclic Carbonates , Pages 167-245 7 - Sulfolane , Pages 247-287 Author Index , Pages 289-306 Subject Index , Pages 307-311 v. 1. Principles and techniques. v. 2. Acidic and basic solvents. v. 3. Inert, aprotic, and acidic solvents. v. 4. Solution phenomena and aprotic solvents. v. 5. A. Principles and basic solvents. B. Acidic and aprotic solvents. 2. v. The Chemistry of Nonaqueous Solvents V4