Comprehensive Organic Reactions in Aqueous Media

436 Pages·2007·2.58 MB·English

by  Chao-Jun Li

COMPREHENSIVE
ORGANIC REACTIONS
IN AQUEOUS MEDIA
Second Edition
CHAO-JUN LI
McGillUniversity,Montreal,Canada
TAK-HANG CHAN
McGillUniversity,Montreal,Canada
HongKongPolytechnicUniversity,China
WILEY-INTERSCIENCE
AJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Publication

COMPREHENSIVE
ORGANIC REACTIONS
IN AQUEOUS MEDIA

COMPREHENSIVE
ORGANIC REACTIONS
IN AQUEOUS MEDIA
Second Edition
CHAO-JUN LI
McGillUniversity,Montreal,Canada
TAK-HANG CHAN
McGillUniversity,Montreal,Canada
HongKongPolytechnicUniversity,China
WILEY-INTERSCIENCE
AJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Publication
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CONTENTS
PREFACE TOTHE SECOND EDITION xv
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 The Structure and Forms of Water / 3
1.2 Properties of Water / 4
1.3 Solvation / 6
1.4 Hydrophobic Effect / 6
1.5 Salt Effect / 8
1.6 Water Under Extreme Conditions / 9
References / 13
2 ALKANES 15
2.1 Oxygenation of Alkanes / 15
2.2 Halogenation of Alkanes / 20
2.3 Formation of Carbon–Carbon Bonds / 20
2.4 D/H Exchange of Alkanes in Water / 21
References / 22
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