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Catalysis in chemistry and enzymology / by William P. Jencks.

By: Jencks, William P. (William Platt), 1927-2007.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: McGraw-Hill series in advanced chemistry.Publisher: New York ; Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill, 1969Description: xvi, 644 p. : ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0070323054.Subject(s): Catalysis | EnzymesDDC classification: 541.395
Contents:
Part I Mechanisms for catalysis: Approximation -- Covalent catalysis -- General acid-base catalysis -- Isotope effects -- Strain, distortion and conformation change -- Part II Forces in aqueous solution: Hydrogen bonds -- Electrostatic interactions -- Hydrophobic forces -- Donor-acceptor and charge transfer interactions -- Part III: Carbonyl- and acyl-group reactions -- Part IV: Practical kinetics.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Exceptionally clear coverage of mechanisms for catalysis, forces in aqueous solution, carbonyl- and acyl-group reactions, practical kinetics, more.

Includes indexes.

Part I Mechanisms for catalysis: Approximation -- Covalent catalysis -- General acid-base catalysis -- Isotope effects -- Strain, distortion and conformation change -- Part II Forces in aqueous solution: Hydrogen bonds -- Electrostatic interactions -- Hydrophobic forces -- Donor-acceptor and charge transfer interactions -- Part III: Carbonyl- and acyl-group reactions -- Part IV: Practical kinetics.