From Experimental Kinetic Data to Reaction Mechanisms

Carlos D. Bravo-Díaz is a Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Vigo, Spain, and an Honorary Professor at Marie Curie Sklodowska University. With a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, his research focuses on chemical reactivity in bulk solutions and multiphasic colloidal systems. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and several book chapters, and has advised numerous postdoctoral, PhD, and graduate students. His collaborations span across Portugal, Chile, USA, Brazil, Poland, and Italy.Sonia Losada-Barreiro is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Vigo, Spain. She completed her PhD at the University of Vigo, focusing on the kinetics and mechanisms of reactions involving arenediazonium ions and antioxidants. Her current research aims to understand reactions at the interfaces of colloidal systems. She has authored over 64 peer-reviewed papers, 10 reviews, and 4 book chapters.José G. Santos is a retired Full Professor from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he served from 1971 to 2014. He earned his PhD in 1971 from the Radiochemistry Department of Rocasolano Physical Chemistry Institute in Madrid, Spain. Throughout his career, he has taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Physical Chemistry and has advised numerous PhD and Master's students. His research, which focuses on the kinetics and mechanisms of organic reactions, has resulted in over 150 publications in peer-reviewed international journals.Margarita E. Aliaga is a Full Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She received her PhD in 2007, studying the kinetics and mechanisms of organic reactions. Her research includes reactivity studies in compartmentalized reaction media, supramolecular chemistry, and the development of fluorescent and colorimetric probes. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and has advised numerous postdoctoral, PhD, and undergraduate students.

• Introduction.- Techniques and methods to monitor chemical reactions.- Basic Kinetic Concepts.- Rates of some complex reactions and simplification of reaction schemes: steady-state and pre-equilibrium approximations.- Reactions in solution.- Catalysis.- Modeling chemical reactivity in multiphasic systems: microemulsions and emulsions.- Analysis of Kinetic Data: Effects of Solution Composition.- Non-linear regression analyses.