The Hammett Equation [Paperback]

This 1973 book was written to provide senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students with a guide to the Hammett equation.The Hammett equation is used for the elucidation of intramolecular interactions, electronic or steric, and for examination of the influence of substituents on rates or positions of equilibrium of organic reactions. This 1973 book was written to provide senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students with a guide to the implications of these properties.The Hammett equation is used for the elucidation of intramolecular interactions, electronic or steric, and for examination of the influence of substituents on rates or positions of equilibrium of organic reactions. This 1973 book was written to provide senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students with a guide to the implications of these properties.This book was first published in 1973. The Hammett equation is used for the elucidation of intramolecular interactions, electronic or steric, and for examination of the influence of substituents on rates or positions of equilibrium of organic reactions. It is used in the investigation of reaction mechanisms, where it is often combined with other physiochemical techniques, providing a consistent and convincing rationale of many reaction patterns. This book was written to provide senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students with a guide to the implications of these properties. Each chapter concludes with a series of problems, all drawn from research papers.Preface; 1. The Hammett ? ? relationship; 2. Elucidation of reaction mechanisms; 3. The separation of inductive, resonance and steric effects: application of the Hammett equation to aliphatic systems; 4. Application of the Hammett equation to data other than side chain reactivities of substituted benzenes; 5. Thermodynamic aspects of the Hammett equation; Problem discussion; References; Index.