Volume 1
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xxv
Part 1 Basic Terms and Theories 1
1 Symmetry, Pseudosymmetry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Structure 3
Robert Glaser
2 Stereoelectronic Effects on Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules: Origins and Consequences 67
Igor V. Alabugin and Brian Gold
3 Steric Strain in Molecular Organics 161
Lei Yang, Linghai Xie, Ying Wei, Yuyu Liu, Murali Devi and Wei Huang
4 Strong Chemical Bonds 217
Rafael Notario
5 Noncovalent Interactions: Calculations, Classification, and Benchmark Data Sets 245
Jan RÇezácÇ and Pavel Hobza
6 Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Orbital Theory: From Basic Principles to Quantum Chemistry 277
Patrizia Calaminici, Andreas M. Köster and Karl Jug
7 Basic Elements of Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics 315
Boris Solomonovand Timur Mukhametzyanov
8 Practical Chemical Kinetics in Solution 369
Omar A. El Seoud, Wilhelm J. Baader and Erick L. Bastos
9 Fundamental Aspects of Quantitative Structure-Reactivity Relationships 437
Frank H. Quina and Erick L. Bastos
10 General Aspects of Redox Chemistry 491
Felipe J. González, Carlos Frontana, Martín Gómez and Ignacio González
11 Aromaticity 511
Miquel Sol
12 Molecule-Medium Relationships 543
Plamen Kirilov
13 Vapor Pressure and Boiling Point 579
Rogdakis Emmanouil and Koronaki P. Irene
14 Log P 629
Supriyo Saha and Dilipkumar Pal
15 Physical Properties: Surface Tension and Capillarity 651
Rossen Sedev
16 Solubility and Miscibility for Diluted Polymers and Their Extension to Organic Semiconductors 697
Jose Dario Perea Ospina, Stefan Langner Tayebeh Ameri and Christoph J. Brabec
Volume 2
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xxv
Part 2 Organic Reactions and Mechanisms 735
17 Organic Solid-State Reactions 737
Gerd Kaupp
18 Pericyclic Reactions 817
Dean J. Tantillo
19 Radical Reactions 849
Rana K. Mohamed, Igor V. Alabugin and Philip M. Byers
20 Photoreactions 943
Michael Oelgemöller and Norbert Hoffmann
21 Reactions Under Ultrasound 1009
Hélio A. Stefani and Rodrigo Cella
22 Reactions in the Magnetic Field 1035
Masanobu Wakasa, Tomoaki Yago, Atom Hamasaki and Masao Gohdo
23 Oscillating Reactions 1127
Ljiljana Kolar-Anic, Slobodan Anic, ?eljko Cupic´, Ana Ivanovic´-Sasic, Natasa Pejic, Slavica Blagojevic and Vladana Vukojevic
24 Small Organic Molecule-Catalyzed Reactions 1223
Bor-Cherng Hong
25 Intramolecular Catalysis of Organic Reactions 1299
C.-Y. Ho and L. Xiang
26 Green Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities 1365
W. Roy Jackson, Eva M. Campi and Milton T. W. Hearn
27 Reactions in Ionic Liquids 1411
Sinead T. Keaveney, Ronald S. Haines and Jason B. Harper
Volume 3
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xxv
Part 2 Organic Reactions and Mechanisms (Continued) 1465
28 Reactions in Fluorous Solvents 1467
Hiroshi Matsubara
Part 3 Molecular Designs and Syntheses 1527
29 Molecular Interaction and Recognition 1529
Kevin Daze and Fraser Hof
30 Molecular Modeling 1581
Damien Thompson
31 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Crown Ether 1625
Tetsuo Okada
32 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Cryptand 1699
Mari Ikeda, Shunsuke Kuwahara and Yoichi Habata
33 Cyclodextrin-Based Functional Materials and Surfaces 1793
Mohamed El Idrissi, Negar Moridi and Patrick Shahgaldian
34 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Calix[n]Arenes 1825
Hu Shu-Zhen, Han Ying and Chen Chuan-Feng
35 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Fullerenes and Related Carbon Materials 1857
Fa-Bao Li and Guan-Wu Wang
36 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Dendrimer 1933
Jitendra Satija and Soumyo Mukherji
37 Molecular Functionalization of Interfaces between Different Phases from the Standpoint of Functional Interface Engineering 1989
Tetsuya Haruyama
38 Function-Oriented Molecular Design: Nucleic Acids 2009
Lorenzo Di Bari and Maria Minunni
39 Multivariate QSAR 2041
Márcia M. C. Ferreira
40 Design of Organic Magnetic Materials 2079
Jin Y. Lee, Kyoung C. Ko and Daeheum Cho
41 Design of Conducting and Superconducting Organic Molecules 2133
Jun-ichi Yamada and Hiroyuki Nishikawa
Volume 4
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xxv
Part 3 Molecular Designs and Syntheses (Continued) 2189
42 Physical and Chemical Principles in Molecular Electronics 2191
Adam Johan Bergren and Gino DiLabio
43 Self-Assembly in Molecular Design 2233
Miu S. Chan, Man S. Wong and Pik K. Lo
44 Deciphering a Synthetic Strategy-the Art and Beauty of Organic Synthesis 2273
Jakub PieÛTa, Piotr Drelich, Artur Przydacz, Anna Albrecht and Aukasz Albrecht
45 Asymmetric Synthesis in Medicinal Chemistry 2331
Smritilekha Bera and Dhananjoy Mondal
46 Strained Organic Molecules 2481
Tien-Yau Luh, Man-Kit Leung, Yao-Ting Wu and Liangbing Gan
47 Supramolecular Chemistry: Synthesis and Photophysical Characteristics of Conjugated Polyrotaxanes 2543
Aurica Farcas and Ana-Maria Resmerita
48 Electrochemical Studies of Conjugated Polyrotaxanes and their Unthreaded Analogs 2583
Aurica Farcas and Pierre-Henri Aubert
49 Advances in Photocatalysis Over Highly Dispersed Ti Oxides in Sio2 Mesoporous Materials 2619
Mingyang Xing, Xiao Li, Jinlong Zhang and Masakazu Anpo
Part 4 Tools and Experimental Techniques 2669
50 Semiempirical and Molecular Mechanics Treatment of Noncovalent Interactions 2671
Nusret Duygu Yilmazer and Martin Korth
51 Electron Densities: Population Analysis and Beyond 2705
Renato Contreras, Luis R. Domingo and Bernard Silvi
52 NMR Spectroscopy 2819
Xingyu Lu and Guangjin Hou
53 Methods of Magnetic Resonance in Studying Natural Biomaterials 2861
Victor Rodin
Volume 5
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xxv
Part 4 Tools and Experimental Techniques (Continued) 2909
54 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 2911
Sabrina Weickert and Malte Drescher
55 Electrical Discharges 2957
Mário Janda, Zdenko Machala, Ravindra P. Joshi, Lev Krasnoperov and Selma Mededovic Thagard
56 Fluorescence Spectroscopy: From Classical Aspects to Current Trends 3011
Mihaela Homocianu
57 Laser Flash Photolysis 3059
Xian-Fu Zhang
58 Light-Induced Excited Spin State Trapping 3083
Ivan Salitros and Ján Pavlik
59 Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy 3181
Diana F. Garcia-Gutierrez, Lina M. De Leon-Covian and Domingo I. Garcia-Gutierrez
60 Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy: Theory and Application in Engineering and Science 3217
Joseph Hamuyuni, Michael O. Daramola and Olugbenga O. Oluwasina
61 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 3241
Joanna S. Stevens and Sven L. M. Schroeder
62 Other Scanning Probe Microscopies 3295
Yuanmin Du, Swee Liang Wong, Yuli Huang, Johnny Ping Kwan Wong and Andrew Thye Shen Wee
63 Cyclic Voltammetry 3437
Lida Khalafi and Mohammad Rafiee
Part 5 Applications and Future Directions 3479
64 Semiconducting Organic Molecules 3481
Maria Vasilopoulou
65 Organic Field-Effect Transistors 3565
Martin Weis
66 Organic Molecules for Application of Engineering Thermodynamics: Refrigeration and Organic Rankine Cycle 3605
Xinxin Zhang
Volume 6
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xxv
Part 5 Applications and Future Directions (Continued) 3651
67 Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels 3653
Aleksei Bredihhin and Lauri Vares
68 Nanocatalysis 3697
Haichao Liu, Jing Guan, Xindong Mu, Guoqiang Xu, Xicheng Wang and Xiufang Chen
69 Sustainable Catalysis 3773
Harminder Singh and Jaspreet Kaur Rajput
70 Artificial Photosynthesis 3813
Lei Liu and Jin-Gang Liu
71 Artificial Enzymes: The Next Wave 3885
Hanjun Cheng, Xiaoyu Wang and Hui Wei
72 Glycobiology 3949
Gherman Y. Wiederschain
73 DNA-Interacting Molecules and Cancer Treatments 3993
Gunjan Tyagi, Parul Mehrotra, Shweta Agarwal and Ranjana Mehrotra
74 Porous Organic Materials from Self-Assembly of Peptides and Polyamides 4089
Debasish Haldar
75 Precision Synthesis of Polysaccharides and their Supramolecular and Nanostructured Materials by Enzymatic Reactions 4137
Jun-ichi Kadokawa
Index 418
