Lewis basicity and affinity scales : data and measurement /

Lewis Basicity and Affinity Scales provides a comprehensive range of Lewis basicity/affinity data in one volume. More than 2400 equilibrium constants of acid-base reactions, 1500 complexation enthalpies, and nearly 2000 infrared and ultraviolet shifts upon complexation are gathered together in 25 th...

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Main Author: Laurence, Christian
Other Authors: Gal, Jean-François
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2009.
Series:Wiley online library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Lewis Basicity and Affinity Measurement: Definitions and Context
  • 1.1 The Br168;onsted Definition of Acids and Bases
  • 1.2 Scales of Br168;onsted Basicity and Affinity in Solution
  • 1.3 Scales of Br168;onsted Basicity and Affinity in the Gas Phase
  • 1.4 The Lewis Definition of Acids and Bases
  • 1.5 Quantum Chemical Descriptions of Lewis Acid/Base Complexes
  • 1.5.1 Valence-Bond Model
  • 1.5.2 Perturbation Molecular Orbital Theory
  • 1.5.3 Variational Supermolecular Method and Energy Decomposition Schemes
  • 1.5.4 Natural Bond Orbital Theory
  • 1.5.5 Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules
  • 1.6 Measurement of Lewis Basicity
  • 1.6.1 Gas-phase Reactions
  • 1.6.2 Solution Reactions
  • 1.6.3 Standard State Transformations
  • 1.6.4 Choice of Solvent
  • 1.7 Measurement of Lewis Affinity
  • 1.8 The Role of the Solvent
  • 1.9 Spectroscopic Scales of Basicity (Affinity)
  • 1.10 Polybasic Compounds
  • 1.11 Attempts at a Quantitative Formulation of the Lewis Definition of Acids and Bases
  • 1.11.1 Hard and Soft Acids and Bases
  • 1.11.2 The ECW and ECT Models
  • 1.11.3 The Beta and Xi Equation
  • 1.11.4 A Chemometric Approach
  • 1.11.5 Quantum Chemical Descriptors for Basicity Scales
  • 1.12 Concluding Remarks and Content of Chapters 28230;7
  • References
  • 2 The Donor Number or SbCI5 Affinity Scale
  • 2.1 Structure of SbCl5 Complexes
  • 2.2 Definition of the Donor Number Scale
  • 2.3 Experimental Determination of the Donor Number
  • 2.4 The Donor Number Scale: Data
  • 2.5 Critical Discussion
  • References
  • 3 The BF3 Affinity Scale
  • 3.1 Structure of BF3 Complexes
  • 3.2 Definition of the BF3 Affinity Scale
  • 3.3 Experimental Determination of the BF3 Affinity Scale
  • 3.4 The BF3 Affinity Scale: Data
  • 3.5 Discussion
  • 3.5.1 Medium Effects
  • 3.5.2 Hardness of BF3
  • 3.5.3 Comparison of the BF3 and SbCl5 Affinity Scales
  • 3.5.4 Computation of the BF3 Affinity
  • 3.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • 4 Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Scales of Hydrogen-Bond Basicity and Affinity
  • 4.1 Structure of Hydrogen-Bonded Complexes
  • 4.2 Hydrogen-Bond Basicity Scales: Early Works
  • 4.3 The 4-Fluorophenol Hydrogen-Bond Basicity Scale
  • 4.3.1 Definition
  • 4.3.2 Method of Determination
  • 4.3.3 Polyfunctional Hydrogen-Bond Acceptors
  • 4.3.4 Data
  • 4.3.5 Range of Validity of the Scale
  • 4.4 Hydrogen-Bond Affinity Scales: Early Studies
  • 4.5 The 4-Fluorophenol Affinity Scale
  • 4.6 Comparison of 4-Fluorophenol Affinity and Basicity Scales
  • 4.7 Spectroscopic Scales
  • 4.7.1 Infrared Shift of Methanol
  • 4.7.2 Solvatochromic Shifts of 4-Nitrophenol and 4-Nitroaniline
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Scales of Halogen-Bond Basicity and Affinity
  • 5.1 Structure of Halogen-Bonded Complexes
  • 5.2 The Diiodine Basicity Scale
  • 5.2.1 Definition of the Scale
  • 5.2.2 Methods for the Determination of Diiodine Complexation Constants
  • 5.2.3 Temperature Correction
  • 5.2.4 Solvent Effects
  • 5.2.5 Data
  • 5.3 Is the Diiodine Basicity Scale a General Halogen-Bond Basicity Scale?
  • 5.4 The Diiodine Affinity Scale
  • 5.5 Spectroscopic Scales
  • 5.5.1 Infrared Shifts of ICN, I2 and ICl
  • 5.5.2 The Blue Shift of the Diiodine Visible Band
  • 5.6 Conclusion.