Table of Contents

Review of Some Elementary Concepts.

Analysis of Rate Data.

Relationship Between Rates and Mechanisms.

Prediction of the Mechanisms of Reactions.

Review of Some Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.

Introduction to Reaction Rate Theory.

Reactions as Collisions.

Transition State Theory: The RRKM Model and Related Results.

Why Do Reactions Have Activation Barriers?

More About Activation Energies.

Introduction to Catalysis.

Solvents as Catalysts.

Catalysis by Metals.

About the Author

RICHARD I. MASEL is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

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