UID:
almafu_9958128902802883
Format:
1 online resource (571 p.)
ISBN:
1-299-47366-0
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0-323-14565-5
Series Statement:
Physical chemistry, a series of monographs ; v. 29
Content:
Molecular crystals and Molecules
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Molecular Crystals and Molecules; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter I. Structure of Crystals; A. Close-Packing Principle; B. Typical Structures; C. Crystals with Elements of Disorder; D. Binary Systems; References; Chapter II. Lattice Energy; A. Interactions of Molecules; B. Electrostatic Energy; C. The Device of Atom-Atom Potentials; References; Chapter III. Lattice Dynamics; 1. The Equations of Motion; 2. Selection of the Coordinate System; 3. The Coupling Coefficients; 4. The Limiting Frequencies and Their Eigenvectors
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5. The Dynamic Problem for a Naphthalene Crystal6. Calculation of Crystal Dynamics by the Method of Atom-Atom Potentials; 7. The Mean Vibration Amplitude; 8. Reorientation of Molecules; References; Chapter IV. Methods of Investigating Structure and Molecular Movement; A. Diffraction Methods; B. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; References; Chapter V. Thermodynamic Experiments; 1. Measuring Thermal Expansion; 2. Measuring the Elasticity Tensor of a Single Crystal; 3. Calculating Elastic Constants of Single Crystals from Experimentally Measured Elastic Wave Velocities
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4. Elasticity Tensors of Naphthalene, Stilbene, Tolan, and Dibenzyl Single Crystals at Room Temperature and Normal Pressure5. Investigation of the Elastic Properties of Polycrystalline Samples; 6. Measuring and Calculating Elastic Properties of Polycrystals; 7. Calorimetry; 8. Isothermal Compressibility; 9. Measuring the Heat of Sublimation; References; Chapter VI. The Theory of Thermodynamics; 1. General Relationships; 2. Specific Features of the Thermodynamics of Molecular Crystals. Introduction of the Characteristic Temperature; 3. Experimental Characteristic Temperature
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4. Thermodynamic Functions of a Naphthalene Crystal5. Choice of an Optimal Quasi-Harmonic Model; 6. Calculation of the Quasi-Harmonic Model by the Atom-Atom Potential Method; References; Chapter VII. Conformations of Organic Molecules; 1. The Mechanical Model of a Molecule; 2. Parameters for Conformational Calculations; 3. Internal Rotation in Molecules; 4. Conformations of Aliphatic Molecules; 5. Ethylenic, Conjugated, and Aromatic Systems; 6. Geometry of Molecules and Thermochemical Properties of Substances; 7. Consistent Force Field; References
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Chapter VIII. Conformations of Macromolecules and Biopolymers1. The Structure of Stereoregular Macromolecules in Crystals; 2. Conformations of Peptides and Proteins; 3. Conformations of Polynucleotides and Nucleic Acids; References; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-410550-5
Language:
English
