Single-Ion Solvation - (RSC Theoretical and Computational Chemistry) by Philippe Hunenberger (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A clear understanding of the concepts, definitions and difficulties underlying the problem of determining single-ion solvation free energies via experiment or theory.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A clear understanding of the concepts, definitions and difficulties underlying the problem of determining single-ion solvation free energies via experiment or theory.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Ions are ubiquitous in chemical, technological, ecological and biological processes. Characterizing their role in these processes requires in the first place the evaluation of the thermodynamic parameters associated with the solvation of a given ion. However, due to the constraint of electroneutrality, the involvement of surface effects and the ambiguous connection between microscopic and macroscopic descriptions, the determination of single-ion solvation properties via both experimental and theoretical approaches turns out to be a very difficult and highly controversial problem. This unique book provides an up-to-date, compact and consistent account of the research field of single-ion solvation thermodynamics that has over one hundred years of history and still remains largely unsettled. By reviewing the various approaches employed to date, establishing the relevant connections between single-ion thermodynamics and electrochemistry, resolving conceptual ambiguities, and giving an exhaustive data compilation (in the context of alkali and halide hydration), this book provides a consistent synthesis, in-depth understanding and clarification of a large and sometimes very confusing research field. Single-Ion Solvation: Experimental and Theoretical Approaches to Elusive Thermodynamic Quantities is primarily aimed at researchers (professors, postgraduates, graduates, and industrial researchers) concerned with processes involving ionic solvation properties (these are ubiquitous, eg. in physical/organic/analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, geology, and ecology). Because of the concept definitions and data compilations it contains, it is also a useful reference book to have in a university library. Finally, it may be of general interest to anyone wanting to learn more about ions and solvation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'This book gives a comprehensive survey of principles, theory and experimental aspects of single ion solvation.''the authors make extensive use of numbered lists of points. I found that this type of presentation works well.''It is this combination of comprehensive lists and personal recommendations that will make the book particularly valuable.''I recommend this book to all those who use ions and hope that it will be purchased by every chemistry research library.'--Ruth Lynden-Bell<br><br>"offers the best discussion I've seen of the subject's complexities and subtleties. The book's careful explanations should make its readers much more comfortable in tackling the thorny issues""It is hard to overemphasize the high quality of the writing"--Donald G Truhlar<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Philippe Hünenberger, previously Assistant Professor, is now a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich (ETHZ). He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Lausanne and his PhD at ETHZ followed by a period of time at UCSD, San Diego as a post-doctoral fellow. He has received numerous undergraduate and graduate awards including the Ruzicka Prize in 2008 and has been awarded a number of research grants. With countless published papers and oral presentations at key international conferences, he is regarded as a world renowned expert in his field. </p> <p>Maria Reif is at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich (ETHZ). She completed her Bachelor studies at the Technische Universitõt, München and her Master studies in Molecular Modelling in the Theoretical Chemistry Group at the University of Cardiff. She recently finished her PhD in the Group for Computer-Assisted Chemistry at ETHZ. Her research interests are in the properties of single ions in solution (free energies of solvation and its derivative properties); parameterisation of ions against (methodology-independent) hydration free energies; testing of ion parameter sets to validate a value for the proton hydration free energy; asymmetric solvation effects in different solvents and approximate-electrostatics artefacts on charge-charge interactions.</p>
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