JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY Faraday Transactions 11, Issue 5,1988 Molecular and Chemical Physics Dr Gus Hancock of Oxford University was invited to contribute a Keynote Paper on the general theme of Laser Studies of Gas-phase Kinetics and Photochemistry. He was supported by a group of research workers who submitted original papers on cognate subjects. All these papers have now been refereed, and are collected in this month’s issue of Faraday Transactions II. For the benefit readers of Faraday Transactions I, the contents list is reproduced below. 429 Laser Studies of Gas-phase Kinetics and Photochemistry G. Hancock 441 Elementary Deactivation Processes of CHF[A”’ A”(0,O < u, 5, O)] after Single Vibronic Level Excitation by He, Ar and the CHF Precursor CH,F, G. Dornhofer and W.Hack 455 Spectroscopic Identification of C(,P) Atoms in Halogenomethane + H Flame Systems and Measurements of C(’P) Reaction Rate Constants by Two- photon Laser-induced Fluorescence K. H. Becker, K. J. Brockmann and P. Wiesen The Spectroscopy, Photophysics and Photodissociation Dynamics of Jet- cooled CF,NO [z(n, n*)] J. A. Dyet, M. R. s. McCoustra and J. Pfab The 248 nm KrF Laser Excitation of Alkyl Iodide-Fluorine Mixtures. The Production and Spectroscopy of CF,(A”) D. Raybone, T. M. Watkinson and J. C. Whitehead Kinetics of the Reaction between Oxygen Atoms and Ethyl Radicals I. R. Slagle, D. Sarzynski, D. Gutman, J. A. Miller and C. F. Melius A Global Technique for Analysing Multiple Decay Curves. Application to the CH, + 0, System M. Keiffer, A.J. Miscampbell and M. J. Pilling Absolute Rate Measurements for some Gas-phase Addition Reactions of Dimethylsilene J. E. Baggot, M. A. Blitz, J. M. Frey, P. D. Lightfoot and R. Walsh 527 Pulsed Laser Photolysis - Laser-induced Fluorescence Measurements on the Kinetics of CN(u = 0) and CN(u = 1) with 0,, NH and NO between 294 and 761 K I. R. Sims and I. W. M. Smith Optical-Optical Double Resonance (OODR) Studies of the Ion-pair States of the Halogens. Part 1 .-Vibronic Threshold for the Chemiluminescent Reaction between I,(f 0,’) and Xe R. J. Donovan, A. J.-Holmes, P. R. R. Langridge-Smith and T. Ridley A Laser Photolysis/LIF Study of the Reactions of O(,P) Atoms with CH, and CH,O Radicals R. Zellner, D. Hartman, J. Karthauser, R. Rhasa and G. Weibring 569 Photofragment Vector Correlations and Dissociation Dynamics in HONO, F.Caralp, R. Lesclaux, M. Lesclaux, M. T. Rayez, J. C. Rayez and W. Forst 463 483 491 505 5 15 54 1 549 (0587 Photofragmented Vector Correlation Reactions of Chlorofluoromethylperoxy Radicals with NO, in the Temperature Range 233-373 K J. August, M. Brouard and J. P. Simons The following papers were accepted for publication in Faraday Transactions I during February, 1988. Activity Measurements and Spectroscopic Studies on the Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene over Vanadium Oxides supported on Silica/Alumina B. Johnson, B. Rebenstorf, R. Larsson and S. L. T. Anderson 71 1707 Bronsted Relations for Heterogeneous Proton Transfer at Electrode Interfaces B. E. Conway and D. P. Wilkinson 7/ 181 1 An Investigation of Structural Changes in the Nickel-Uranium Oxide Catalyst System by Uranium L,-Edge and Nickel K-Edge EXAFS and XANES 7/ 1835 Thermal Decomposition of Pyrite : Kinetic Analysis of Thermogravimetric Data by Predictor-Corrector Numerical Methods I.C. Hoare, H. J. Hurst, W. I. Stuart and T. J. White 7/1855 Thermal Decomposition of KIO, in Relation to Solid-state Isotopic Exchange Reactions S. Takriti and G. Duplatre 7/1950 Aspects of the Oxidation of Naphthazarin as studied by Pulse Radiolysis T. Mukherjee, E. J. Land and J. A. Swallow 7/2011 The Enthalpies of Interaction of some Alkali Metal Halide Salts with Formamide in Water at 25 "C P. J. Cheek, M. Asuncion Gallado-Jimenez and T. H. Lilley 7/2047 On the Interpretation of X.P. Spectra of Defective Nickel Oxide M.Tomellini 7/2049 Spectroscopic Studies of the Solvation of N,N-Dimethyl Amides in Pure and Mixed Solvents 7/2069 Micellar Effect on the Photosensitized Debromination of 2,3-Dibromo-3- phenylpropionic Acid. Control of Forward and Back Electron Transfers K. Takagi, N. Miyake, E. Nakamura, H. Usami, Y. Sawaki and H. Iwamura Local Motions of Counterions in Polyelectrolyte Solutions without Added Salts studied by Neutron Quasielastic Scattering T. Kanaya, K. Kaji, R. Kitamaru, B. Gabrys and J. S. Higgins 7/2086 Proton N.M.R. Study of Solute-Solvent Interaction of 1 -Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and some Substituted Benzenes H. A. Zainel, S. F. Al-Azzawi and H. I. Swellem 7/2121 Acidic Properties of Vanadium Oxide on Titania H. Miyata, K. Fujii and T. Ono 7/2165 The Influence of Organic Solutes on the Self-diffusion of Water as studied by N.M.R.7/2220 Nature of the Beta Phase of Bismuth Molybdate M. El Jamel, M. Forissier and A. Auroux 7/228 1 Dielectric Constant and Pyroelectricity for the Compounds (CH,),(NH,), FeCl,_,Br, (x = 0 and I ) 7/ 1649 F. J. Berry, A. Murrey and A. T. Steel G. Eaton and M. C. R. Symons 7/207 1 P. 0. Eriksson, E. E. Burnell, G. J. T. Tiddy and G. Lindblom M. A. Ahmed, M. A. Mousa and M. M. Eldesoky (ii)7/2283 Activity Measurements and Spectroscopic Studies of the Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene over Vanadium Oxides supported on Titania B. Jonson, B. Rebenstorf, R. Larsson and S. L. T. Anderson 8/024 Solubilities and Vapour Pressures in the Quinquinary System NaC1,- KCl-MgC1,-H,O Part 1 .-Predictions and Measurements at 25 "C Y.Marcus and N. Soffer Theoretical Interpretation of the Heats of Immersion of Lower n-Alcohols on Faujasites and Pentasiles W. D. Einicke, U. Messow, R. Schollner and G. Zahn 8/052 Measurements of Tracer Diffusion Coefficients of Sulphate Ions in Aqueous Solutions of Ammonium Sulphate and Sodium Sulphate, and Water in Aqueous Sodium Sulphate Solutions K. Tanaka Highly Resolved Solid-state Proton Magnetic Resonance Studies of Zeolites H. Pfeifer 8/05 1 8/ 1 15 (iii)Cumulative Author Index 1988 Abe, H., 511 Abraham, M. H., 175, 865 Adachi, H., 1091 Aicart, E., 1603 Allen, G. C., 165, 355 Amorelli, A., 1723 Anazawa, I., 275 Anpo, M., 751 Aracil, J., 539 Arora, K. S., 1729 Asakura, K., 1329 Aveyard, R., 675 Baba, K., 459 Bagchi, S., 1501 Baglioni, P., 467 Baldini, G., 979 Barna, T., 229 Baulch, D.L., 1575 Bazsa, G., 215, 229 Benmouna, M., 1563 Benoit, H., 1563 Berei, K., 367 Berroa de Ponce, H., 255, 1671 Bertoldi, M., 1405 Beyer, H. K., 1447 Binks, B. P., 675 Blandamer, M. J., 1243 Blesa, M. A., 9 Blinov, N. N., 1075 Bonnefoy, J., 941 Borbely, G., 1447 Borckmans, P., 1013 Borgarello, E., 261 Bourdillon, C., 941 Brandreth, B. J., 1741 Breen, J., 293 Briggs, B., 1243 Brown, M. E., 57, 1349 Brydson, R., 617, 631 Burgess, J., 1243 Burget, U., 885 Busca, G., 237, 1405, 1423 Buxton, G. V., 1101, 11 13 Caceres, M., 539 Caceres-Alonso, M., 1603 Carbone, A. I., 207 Carr, N. J., 1357 Cavani, F., 237 Cavasino, F. P., 207 Centi, G., 237 Chagas, A. P., 1065 Chandra, H., 609 Che, M., 751 Cheng, V.K. W., 899 Chien, J. C. W., 1123 Chirico, G., 979 Chudek, J. A., 1145, 1737 Clarke, R. J., 365 Clint, J. H., 675 Coates, J. H., 365 Coller, B. A. W., 899 Coluccia, S., 751 Compton, R. G., 473, 483 Cook, A., 1691 Costas, M., 1603 Covington, A. K., 1393 Crowther, N. J., 121 1 Danil de Namor, A. F., 255, Das, S., 1057 Dash, A. C., 75 Dash, N., 75 Davydov, A., 37 Dawber, J. C., 41 Dawber, J. G., 41, 713 de Bleijser, J., 293 Diaz Peiia, M., 539 Dickinson, E., 871 Disdier, J., 261 Domen, K., 511 Dougal, J. C., 657 Duarte, M. Y., 97, 367 Duce, P. P., 865 Duckworth, R. M., 1223 Dyster, S., 11 13 Eagland, D., 121 1 Egawa, C., 321 Einfeldt, J., 93 1 Elliot, A. J., 1101 Engel, W., 617, 631 Eszterle, M., 575 Evans, J. C., 1723 Everett, D. H., 1455 Eyears, J. M., 1437 Fernandez, A., 1543 Fernandez-Pineda, C., 647 Flanagan, T. B., 459 Fletcher, P.D. I., 1131 Foresti, E., 237 Foresti, M. L., 97 Forster, H., 491 Foster, R., 1145, 1737 Franklin, K. R., 687 Fubini, B., 1405 Furedi-Milhofer, H., 1301 Gal, D., 1075 Gabrail, S., 41 Galwey, A. K., 57, 729, 1349, Gans, P., 657 Geblewicz, G., 561 Geertsen, S., 1101 1671 1357 Georges, V., 1531 Giamello, E., 1405 Gill, D. S., 1729 Gill, J. B., 657 Gilot, B., 801 Gopalakrishnan, R., 365 Grampp, G., 366 Gratzel, M., 197, 1703 Gray, A. C., 1509 Gray, P., 993 Green, S. I. E., 41 Griffiths, J. F., 1575 Grigo, M., 931 Grimson, M. J., 1563 Gritzner, G., 1047 Grzybkowski, W., 1551 Guardado, P., 1243 Guarini, G. G. T., 331 Guidelli, R., 97, 367 Gupta, D. Das, 1057 Hadjiivanov, K., 37 Hall, D.G., 773 Halle, B., 1033 Hamada, K., 1267 Hanawa, T., 1587 Hanson, G. R., 1475 Harrer, W., 366 Hasebe, T., 187 Hashimoto, K., 87 Hazra, D. K., 1057 Heatley, F., 343 Herley, P. J., 729 Herrmann, J-M., 261 Heyward, M. P., 815 Hidalgo, M. del V., 9 Hill, A., 255 Hubbard, C. D., 1243 Huis, D., 293 Hunter, R., 131 1 Hutchings, G. J., 1311 Ige, J., 1 Ikeda, S., 151 Imai, H., 923 Imamura, H., 765 Imanaka, T., 851 Inoue, A., 1195 Irinyi, G., 1075 Isobe, T., 1199 Ito, D., 1375 Iwamoto, E., 1679 Iwasawa, Y., 321, 1329 Jackson, S. D., 1741 Jaenicke, W., 366 Jeminet, G., 951 Johnson, G. R. A., 501 Johnson, I., 551Johnston, C., 309 Jorge, R. A., 1065 Jorgensen, N., 309 Juillard, J., 951, 959, 969, 1713 Kaizu, Y., 1517 Kane, H., 851 Kanno, T., 281 Kasahara, S., 765 Kato, S., 151 Katz, N.E., 9 Kawasaki, Y., 1083 Keeble, D. J., 609 Kevan, L., 467 Kirby, C., 355 Kiricsi, I., 491 Kiss, I., 367 Kiwi, J., 1703 Klinszporn, L., 155 1 Klissurski, D., 37 Kobayashi, H., 1517 Kobayashi, M., 281 Koda, S., 1267 Kondo, J., 511 Kondo, Y., 11 1 Konishi, Y., 281 Kordulis, C., 1593 Kornhauser, I., 785, 801 Krausz, E., 827 Kristyan, S., 917 Kubelkova, L., 1447 Kubokawa, Y., 751 Kumamaru, T., 1679 Kurimura, Y., 841, 1025 Kuroda, H., 1329 Kusabayashi, S., 11 1 Kuwabata, S., 1587 Lahy, N., 1475 tajtar, L., 19 Lambi, J. N., 1 Laubry, P., 969 Laval, J-M., 941 Lawrence, K. G., 175 Lea, J. S., 1181 Leaist, D. G., 581 Lefever, R., 1013 Lefferts, L., 1491 Lengyel, I., 229 Lewis, T. J., 1531 Leyendekkers, J. V., 397, 1653 Leyte, J. C., 293 Lincoln, S. F., 365 Lindner, Th., 631 Lips, A., 1223 Llewellyn, J.P., 1531 Logan, S. R., 1259 Lycourghiotis, A., 1593 MacKay, R. L., 1145, 1737 Maezawa, A., 851 Malanga, C., 97 Marcus, Y., 175, 1465 Markovid, M., 1301 Maroto, A. J. G., 9 Maruya, K., 511 Mason, D., 473, 483 AUTHOR INDEX Matsumoto, T., 1375 Matsumura, Y., 87 Matsuoka, K., 1277 Mayagoitia, V., 785, 801 McAleer, J. F., 441 McMurray, N., 379 Mead, J., 675 Medda, K., 1501 Mensch, C. T. J., 65 Merkin, J. H., 993 Mills, A., 379, 1691 Mintchev, L., 1423 Mirti, P., 29 Mitsushima, I., 851 Miyakawa, K., 1517 Mohamed, M. A-A., 57, 729, Moiroux, J., 941 Morris, J. J., 865 Morterra, C., 1617 Morton, J. R., 413 Moseley, P. T., 441 Mousset, G., 969 Muhler, M., 631 Murray, B. S., 871 Nagao, M., 1277 Nakamura, T., 1287 Nakamura, Y., 111 Nakao, N., 665 Nakayama, N., 665 Narayanan, S., 521 Nazhat, N.B., 501 Newman, K. E., 1387, 1393 Nicolis, G., 1013 Nishihara, C., 433 Nishikawa, S., 665 Nishio, E., 1639 Nomura, H., 151, 1267 Norris, J. 0. W., 441 Noszticzius, Z., 575 Nucci, L., 97 Ohshima, K., 1639 Ohtani, S., 187 Okabayashi, H., 1639 Okamoto, Y., 851 Okubo, T., 703, 1163, 1171 Oliver, S. W., 1475 Olofsson, G., 551 Ommen, J. G. van, 1491 Onishi, T., 51 1 Ono, Y., 1091 Oosawa, Y., 197 Page, F. M., 1145 Painter, D., 773 Pal, M., 1501 Pan, C.-f., 1341 Pappin, A. J., 1575 Parrott, D., 1131 Passelaigue, E., 17 1 3 Patterson, D., 1603 Pelizzetti, E., 261 Penar, J., 739 Pezzatini, G., 367 Piccini, S., 331 1349 Pichat, P., 261 Pickl, W., 1311 Piekarski, H., 529, 591 Pilarczyk, M., 1551 Pilbrow, J. R., 1475 Pointud, Y., 959, 1713 Pota, G., 215 Preston, K.F., 413 Prior, D. V., 865 Quist, P-O., 1033 Radulovic, S., 1243 Rajam, S., 1349 Rajaram, R. R., 391 Renuncio, J. A. R., 539 Rhodes, C. J., 1187 Riva, A., 1423 Rochester, C. H., 309 Rojas, F., 785, 801, 1455 Ross, J. R. H., 1491 Rowlands, C. C., 1723 Rubio, R. G., 539 Saadalla-Nazhat, R. A., 501 Saito, M., 1025 Saito, Y., 275 Sakamoto, Y., 459 Sakata, Y., 511 Salvagno, S., 1531 Sato, T., 275 Sauer, H., 617 Sawabe, K., 321 Sayari, A., 413 Sbriziolo, C., 207 Schelly, Z. A., 575 Schiffrin, D. J., 561 Schiller, R. L., 365 Schlenoff, J. B., 1123 Schlogl, R., 631 Schmelzer, N., 931 Schulz, R. A., 865 Schwarz, W., 1703 Scott, S. K., 993 Seidl, V., 1447 Sellers, R. M., 355 Senna, M., 1199 Senoda, Y., 1091 Sermon, P.A., 391 Serpone, N., 261 Shindo, H., 433 Sidahmed, I. M., 1153 Sinclair, G. R., 1475 Singh, B., 1729 s’Jacob, K. J., 1509 Smith, E. R., 899 Smith, T. D., 1475 Sokolowski, S., 19, 739 Somsen, G., 529 Soriyan, 0. O., 1 Stainsby, G., 871 Stevens, J. C. H., 165 Stirling, C. J. M., 1531 Stone, W. E. E., 117 Stramel, R. D., 1287 Subba Rao, M., 1703 Sykes, A. F., 1575AUTHOR INDEX Symons, M. C. R., 609, 1181, Szamosi, J., 917 Taga, K., 1639 Tagawa, T., 923 Takada, T., 765 Takagi, Y., 1025 Takato, K., 841 Tanaka, F., 1083 Tanaka, K., 601 Tanaka, K-i., 601 Tardajos, G., 1603 Taylor, D. M., 1531 Taylor, P. J., 865 Tewari, J., 1729 Thampi, K. R., 1703 Theocharis, C. R., 1509 Thomas, J. K., 1287 Thomas, J. M., 617, 631 Tissier, C., 95 1, 969 Tofield, B. C., 441 Torres-Sanchez, R-M., 117 1187 Townsend, R.P., 687 Tra, H. V., 1603 Trifiro, F., 237, 1405, 1423 Tsuchiya, S., 765 Tsukamoto, K., 1639 Twiselton, D. R., 1145 Uematsu, R., 111 Uma, K., 521 Unwin, P. R., 473, 483 Vaccari, A., 1405, 1423 van Rensburg, L. J., 131 I van Veen, J. A. R., 65 van Wingerden, R., 65 Varani, G., 979 Vasaros, L., 367 Vazquez-Gonzalez, M. I., 647 Vidoczy, T., 1075 Viguria, E. C., 255 Vink, H., 133 Viswanathan, B., 365 Vogel, V., 1531 Vordonis, L., 1593 Walker, R. A. C., 255 Ward, J., 713 Wells, C. F., 815, 1153 Welsh, M. R., 1259 Williams, B. G., 617, 631 Williams, D. E., 441 Williams, R. A., 713 Winstanley, D., 1741 Wood, N. D., 1 1 13 Wormald, C. J., 1437 Wyn-Jones, E., 773 Yamada, Y., 751 Yamasaki, S., 1679 Yamashita, S., 1083 Yao, S., 1375 Yoneyama, H., 1587 Yoshida, S., 87 Zecchina, A., 751 Zeitler, E., 617, 631 Zelano, V., 29 Zielinski, R., 151 Zundel, G., 885THE FARADAY DIVISION OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY GENERAL DISCUSSION No.86 Spectroscopy at Low Temperatures University of Exeter, 13-15 September 1988 Organising Committee: Professor A. C. Legon (Chairman) Dr P. B. Davies Dr B. J. Howard Dr P. R. R. Langridge-Smith Dr R. N. Perutz Dr M. Poliakoff The Discussion will focus on recent developments in spectroscopy of transient species (ions, radicals, clusters and complexes) in matrices or free jet expansions. The aim of the meeting is to bring together scientists interested i n similar problems but viewed from the perspective of different environments. The Introductory Lecture will be given by G.C. Pimentel and speakers include: L. Andrews, K. H. Bowen, B. J. Howard, L. B. Knight Jr, E. Knozinger, D. H. Levy, J. P. Maier, J. Michl, M. Moskovits, A. J. Stace, M. Takami, J. J. Turner, M. Poliakoff, A. J. Barnes, J. M. Hollas, M. C. R. Symons and P. Suppan. The final programme and application form may be obtained from: Mrs Y. A. Fish, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V OBNTHE FARADAY DIVISION OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY WITH THE ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA DI CHIMICA FISICA, DIVISION DE CHlMlE PHYSIQUE OFTHE SOCIETC FRANCAISE DE CHIMIE AND DEUTSCHE BUNSEN GESELLSCHAFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE JOINT MEETING Structure and Reactivity of Surfaces Centro Congressi, Trieste, Italy, 13-16 September 1988 Organising Committee: M.Che V. Ponec F. S. Stone G. Ertl R. Rosei A. Zecchina The conference will cover surface reactivity and characterization by physical methods: (i) Metals (both in single crystal and dispersed form) (ii) Insulators and semiconductors (oxides, sulphides, halides, both in single crystal and dispersed forms) (iii) Mixed systems (with special emphasis on metal-support interaction) The meeting aims to stimulate the comparison between the surface properties of dispersed and supported solids and the properties of single crystals, as well as the comparison and the joint use of chemical and physical methods. Further information may be obtained from: Professor C. Morterra, lnstituto di Chimica Fisica, Corso Massimo D'Azeglio 48, 10125 Torino, Italy. THE FARADAY DIVISION OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY SYMPOSIUM Orientation and Polarization Effects in Reactive Col I isions To be held at the Physikzentrum, Bad Honnef, West Germany, 12-14 December 1988 Organising Committee: Dr S.Stoke Professor J. P. Simons Dr K. Burnett Dr H. Loesch The Symposium will focus on the study of vector properties in reaction dynamics and photodissociation rather than the more traditional scalar quantities such as energy disposal, integral cross-sections and branching ratios. Experimental and theoretical advances have now reached the stage where studies of Dynamical Stereochemistry can begin to map the anisotropy of chemical interactions. The Symposium will provide an impetus to the development of 3-D theories of reaction dynamics and assess the quality and scope of the experiments that are providing this impetus. Contributions for consideration by the Organising Committee are invited in the following areas: (A) Collisions of oriented or rotationally aligned molecular reagents (B) Collisions of orbitally aligned atomic reagents (C) Photoinitiated 'collisions' in van der Waals complexes (D) Polarisation of the products of full and half-collisional processes The preliminary programme may be obtained from: Mrs Y.A. Fish, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London W1V OBN. Professor R. N. Dixon Professor R. A. Levine (viii)THE FARADAY DIVISION OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY GENERAL DISCUSSION No. 87 Catalysis by Well Characterised Materials - University of Liverpool, 11-13 April 1989 Organising Committee: Professor R.W. Joyner (Chairman) Professor A. K. Cheetham Professor F. S. Stone The understanding of heterogeneous catalysis is an important academic activity, which compliments industry's continuing search for novel and more efficient catalytic processes. The emergence of relevant, in particular in situ techniques and new developments of well established experimental approaches to catalyst characterisation are making a very significant impact on our knowledge of catalyst composition, structure, morphology and their inter-relationships. Well characterised catalysts, which will be the subject of the Faraday Discussion, include single-crystal surfaces, whether of metals, oxides or sulphides; crystalline microporous solids, such as zeolites and clays, and appropriate industrial catalysts.The elucidation of structure/function relationships and catalytic mechanism will be important aspects of the scientific programme. Contributions describing novel methods for synthesising well characterised catalysts and also reporting important advances in characterisation techniques will also be welcome. Contributions for consideration by the Organising Committee are invited and abstracts of about 300 words should be sent by 31 May 1988 to: Professor R. W. Joyner, Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis, Department of Inorganic, Physical and Industrial Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Grove Street, P. 0. Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX. Full papers for publication in the Discussion volume will be required by December 1988.Dr. K. C. Waugh Professor P. B. WellsJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH Papers dealing with physical chemistrylchemical physics which appear currently inJ. Chem. Research, The Royal Society of Chemistry's synopsis + microform journal, include the following: An E.s.r. Study of the Radiolysis of Acetylenic Acids and Esters in a Freon Matrix J. Rhodes and Martyn C. R. Symons (1 988, Issue 1 ) Imbibition of Sodium Nitrate by Zeolite Na-Y at 25 "C and Christopher Kevin R. Franklin, Barrie M. Lowe Gordon H. Walters (1 988, Issue 1 ) The Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Mixtures of Water and Acetone Robert W. Cargill, Donald E. MacPhee and Kenneth Patrick (1988, Issue 1) Correlation Analysis of the Reactivity in the Oxidation of Aromatic Aldehydes by N-Bromoacetamide Anita Gupta, Sandhya Mathur and Kalyan K.Banerji (1 988, Issue 1 ) An E.s.r. Study of Azoalkane Radical Cations Christopher J. Rhodes and Pieter W. F. Louwrier (1988, Issue 1 ) Electrochemical Studies of some Nickel(I1) Complexes of the Type [Ni(NNS)(Heterocycle)-] and [Ni2(NNS)~-(Heterocycle)-][C104] (1 988, Issue 1 ) Sanat K. Mandal, Parimal Paul and Kamalaksha Nag Influence of the Acid-strength Distribution of the Zeolite Catalyst on the t-Butylation of Phenol Avelino Corma, Hermenegildo Garcia and Jaime Primo (1 988, Issue 1 ) The Effect of Nitric Oxide on the Kinetics of Decomposition of Thionitrites Garley and Geoffrey Stedman (1988, Issue 2) Michael S. Kinetics of the Solvolysis of Chlorapenta-aminecobalt(lll) Ions in Water and in Water - Propan-2-01 Mixtures Kamal H.Halawani and Cecil F. Wells (1 988, Issue 2) Evaluation of Broyden - Fletcher - Goldfarb - Shanno (BFGS) Variable Metric Method in Geometry Optimisation using Semi-empirical SCF-MO Procedures Dimitris K. Agrafiotis and Henry S. Rzepa (1 988, Issue 3)FARADAY DIVISION INFORMAL AND GROUP MEETINGS Electrochemistry Group with The Society of Chemical Industry Electrolytic Bubbles To be held at Imperial College, London on 31 May 1988 Further information from Professor W. J. Albery, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ Electrochemistry Group with The Society of Chemical Industry Chlorine Symposium To be held at the Tara Hotel, London on 1-3 June 1988 Further information from Dr S. P. Tyfield, Central Electricity Generating Board, Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9BP Neutron Scattering Group Postgraduate Informal Neutron Conference To be held at the University of Keele on 11-13 July 1988 Further information from Professor C.R. A. Catlow, Department of Chemistry, University of Keele, Keele, Staffs ST5 5BG Colloid and Interface Science Group with the Biochemical Society Dynamic Properties of Biomolecular Assemblies To be held at the University of Nottingham on 20-22 July 1988 Further information from Dr S. E. Harding, School of Agriculture, Unversity of Nottingham, Department of Applied Biochemistry, Sutton Bonington LE12 5RD Gas Kinetics Group Xth International Symposium on Gas Kinetics To be held at University College, Swansea on 24-29 July 1988 Further information from Dr G.Hancock, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ Electrochemistry Group with the Electroanalytical Group and the Society of Chemical Industry Electrochemcial Dynamics To be held at the University of Strathclyde on 5-10 September 1988 Further information from Dr S. P. Tyfield, CEGB, Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9PB Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Group Dense Fluids To be held at the University of Cambridge on 14-16 September 1988 Further information from Dr P. Francis, Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX Carbon Group with the Carbon and Graphite Group of the SCI Carbon 88 To be held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on 18-23 September 1988 Further information from The Conference Secretariat, Carbon 88, Society of Chemical Industry, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London SWlX 8PS Division Autumn Meeting: Polymerisation and Polymer Behaviour To be held at the University of Birmingham on 20-22 September 1988 Further information from Professor I.W. M. 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