Chemical reactions in solution under high pressure

Abstract

AbstractSome recent aspects of the effects of pressure on chemical equilibria and kinetics, primarily in dilute solutions, are reviewed. Chemical equilibria are represented mainly by polymerization reactions, and the concept of a polymerization pressure is discussed. Some contributions to volumes of activation and of reaction are reviewed, and an example of the use of volumes of activation to determine mechanism is given. The final section is concerned with the use of energies and entropies of activation at constant volume to characterize chemical rate processes.