Table of Contents

Introduction.Solute-Solvent Interactions.Classification of Solvents.Solvent Effects on the Position of Homogeneous Chemical Equilibria.Solvent Effects on the Rates of Homogeneous Chemical Reactions.Solvent Effects on the Absorption Spectra of Organic Compounds.Empirical Parameters of Solvent Polarity.Appendix.References.Figure and Table Credits.Subject Index.Author Index.

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