Synopsis
1 Introduction.- 2 Acids, bases, and the nature of the hydrogen ion.- 3 The investigation of protolytic equilibria in aqueous solution.- 4 The effect of the solvent on protolytic equilibria.- 5 The thermodynamics of protolytic equilibria.- 6 Acid-base strength and molecular structure.- 7 The direct study of rates of simple proton-transfer reactions.- 8 The indirect study of rates of proton transfer.- 9 Examples of reactions catalysed by acids and bases.- 10 Rates, equilibria, and structures in proton-transfer reactions.- 11 Isotope effects in proton-transfer equilibria.- 12 Kinetic isotope effects in proton-transfer reactions.- Author Index.
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