Arising no doubt from its pre-eminence as a natural liquid, water has always been considered by chemists as the original solvent in which very varied chemical reactions can take place, both for preparational and for analytical purposes.
I: Solvents and Solutes.- I.1. The Different Types of Solvent.- I.2. Solvation of Substances within a Molecular Solvent.- I.3. Ionic Associations (‘Ion-pairs’) in Molecular Solvents of Low Dielectric Constant.- I.4. State of Substances Dissolved in an Ionized Solvent (Molten Salt).- I.5. Presentation of Reactions in Solution.- II: Acidity and Protolysis Phenomena.- II.1. Acidity in a Molecular Solvent of High Dielectric Constant.- II.2. Acidity of Acceptors of the Anion Given up by an Amphiprotic Solvent.- II.3. Protolysis in Molecular Solvents of Low Dielectric Constant.- II.4. Protolysis in Ionized Solvents (Molten Salts).- III: Other Ion Exchange Systems with Participation of Solvent.- III.1. General Concepts of Acidity (Non-Protonic) in Aprotonic Solvents.- III.2. Examples of Solvoacidity in Aprotonic Solvents.- IV: Oxidation-Reduction Phenomena.- IV. 1. Solvent Intervention in Oxidation-Reduction Phenomena.- IV. 2. Influence of Acidity on Oxidation-Reduction Phenomena.- V: Correlation Between Properties in Different Solvents.- V.1. Thermodynamic Aspect of Solvation.- V.2. Correlation Between Acid-Base Properties in Different Solvents.- V.3. Correlation Between Other Properties.
