RESEARCH ON MOLECULAR COMPLEXATION AND REACTIONS OF NON-POLAR MOLECULES AT POLARIZING SURFACES. PART I.

Abstract

Studies were undertaken to ascertain (1) the stereorelationships involved in surface-substrate interactions of non-polar organic molecules on polarizing inorganic surfaces and (2) the effect of such surface-substrate interaction on chemical reaction between the adsorbed substrate and a third substance (either adsorbed or in solution). The following methods of approach were investigated: adsorption chromatography on alumina; molecular complexation chromatography; polarographic reduction at the mercury cathode; catalytic hydrogenation using platinum; molecular complexation in Diels-Adler condensation. It was possible to correlate the physicochemical processes which occur when non-polar molecules undergo reaction at polarizing surfaces and to observe the relative degrees of importance of resonance, polar, and steric factors in the processes investigated.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1963
Accession Number
AD0610813

Entities

People

  • Leroy H. Klemm

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorption
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chromatography
  • Condensation
  • Dehydrogenation
  • Hydrogenation
  • Molecules
  • Platinum
  • Resonance
  • Substrates

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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