Symmetry in Acid-Base Chemistry II
This special issue belongs to the section "D: Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry plays a pivotal role in the permanently moving Univer and also in the continuously progressing life on the Earth. It can be found in the macro- and microworlds of plants, animals, and humans. Symmetry exists in human nature, and it reveals itself in human products of different constructive and artworks, as well as in scientific theories and laws. In acid-base chemistry, the symmetry concept has been introduced in structural studies on chemical compounds possessing an acid, base, or amphoteric character, and additionally in physicochemical, analytical, and spectroscopic investigations on their acid-base properties. Consequently, detailed analyses of internal (structural) and external (solvent) effects on these properties have led to formulating exciting structure–reactivity relationships that are very useful to design new mono- or polyfunctional molecules of desired acidity or basicity. They also help to understand the action of bioactive molecules and drugs in living organisms and to explain the mechanisms of various biochemical processes.
Prof. Dr. Ewa Daniela Raczyńska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- symmetry in the structure of organic monofunctional and polyfunctional acids and bases, including biomolecules and drugs
- isomerization from unsymmetrical to symmetrical acid-base forms and vice versa
- electron and/or charge delocalization in relation to acid-base properties
- intra- and intermolecular neutral and ionic hydrogen-bonding
- proton-transfer reactions, including prototropy
- acid-base adducts formation
- similarities in substituent and solvent effects
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Published Papers
Symmetry - ISSN 2073-8994