Oxygen Chemistry

by Donald T. Sawyer, R. J. P. Williams

Overview

This book places oxygen on the center stage of chemistry in a manner that parallels the focus on carbon by 19th century chemists. One measure of the significance of oxygen chemistry is the greater diversity of oxygen-containing molecules than of carbon-containing molecules. One of the most important compounds is water, containing the properties of being a unique medium for biological chemistry and life, the source of all the dioxygen in the atmosphere, and the moderator of the earth's climate. Sawyer first introduces the biological origins of dioxygen and role of dioxygen in aerobic biology and oxidative metabolism, and in separate chapters discusses the oxidation-reduction thermodynamics of oxygen species, and the nature of the bonding for oxygen in its compounds. Additional chapters focus on the reactivities of specific oxygen compounds. The book will be of interest to chemists and biochemists, as well as graduate students, life scientists, and medical researchers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195057980
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/19/1991
Series:	International Series of Monographs on Chemistry , #26
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Texas A & M University

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Why Oxygen Chemistry2. Redox Thermodynamics for Oxygen Species; Effects of Media and pH3. Nature of Chemical Bonds for Oxygen in its Compounds4. Reactivity of Hydrogen Peroxide, Alkyl Hydroperoxides, and Peracids5. Reactivity of Oxygen Radicals6. Reactivity of Dioxygen and its Activation for Selective Dioxygenation, Mono-Oxygenation, Dehydrogenation, and Auto-Oxidation of Organic Substrates and Metals (Corrosion)7. Reactivity of Superoxide Ion8. Reactivity of Oxy-Anions and O2 as Nucleophiles and One-Electron Reducing Agents

Editorial Reviews

"Interesting and stimulating. . . .Contains a wealth of information and is recommended to all chemists interested in oxygen chemistry and requiring a little intellectual stimulation." —Nature

"Stimulating and provocative." —Chemical Monographs Review

"Provides a sound background for the student of oxygen chemistry, as well as being an excellent reference source for the expert. It contains a vast amount of chemical data. . . . excellent." —Journal of the American Chemical Society

From the Publisher

At a level suitable for graduate students of organic chemistry, explores the mechanisms by which living organisms protect themselves against free oxygen--the most prevalent poison on the planet--as well as against some of the its more common compounds and the reduced chemicals it produces. Includes a provocative valence-bond explanation of the formation of oxygen compounds. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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