The Chemical Physics Of Solvation

The importance of solvation as a concept which covers quite generally the interactions between a molecular solute particle and a macroscopic body of surrounding solvent is well recognized. Solvation plays a major role in the distribution of elements in the geo- and hydrosphere, and most chemical and biological processes involve solvated reactants and products, the electronic and molecular structure of which are strongly determined by solvation. This three-volume monograph has been written collectively by 50 authors from 14 countries who are specialists in different areas of solvation science. Part A deals with the theory of solvation; Part B is entirely devoted to spectroscopy of solvation; and Part C covers solvation phenomena in specific physical, chemical and biological systems. The volumes will be an invaluable reference source for physicists, physical chemists and biophysicists undertaking investigations into the diversified and fascinating areas of the physics and chemical physics of solvation at postgraduate and professional research levels.