DISCUSSIONS OF THE FARADAY SOCIETYNO. 39 1965The Kinetics ofProton Transfer ProcessesTHE FARADAY SOCIETYLONDONDistribution arrangements overleaTHE SOCIETY’S PUBLICATIONSDiscussions of the Faraday Society Normally published twice a yearMEMBERSof the Faraday Society receive current issues of bothTransactions and Discussions free on publication.Enquiries regarding membership of the Societyshould be addressed to: The Secretary,The Faraday Society, 6 Gray’s Inn Square,London WCl (Telephone: Chancery 8101)NON MEMBERSmay obtain the Society’s publicationseither through their own bookselleror by making application as follows :FORAnnual Subscriptions: to current issues of E IT H E R Transactions and DiscussionsOR Transactions onlyBack Issues: Complete Volumes (comprising Transactions and Discussions)from Vol.41 (1945) onwardsAPPLY TOThe Aberdeen University Press LtdFarmers Hall, Aberdeen, ScotlandAND FORDiscussions: All current issues and back numbersBack Issues: Complete Volumes (comprising Transactions and Discussions)from Vol. 1 (1905) to Vol. 40 (1944)APPLY TOButterworth & Co. 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Brouwer HollandProf. S. G. Christov BulgariaProf. B. G. Conway CanadaDr. P. Courvoisier FranceDr.and Mrs. G. P. Cunning-ham GermanyDr. M. Eigen GermanyDr. H. Eisenberg IsraelProf. E. U. Franck GermanyDr. K. H. Grellman GermanyDr. S. Gordon USADr. P. Goudmand FranceProf. E. Grunwald USADr. Y . Haven NetherlandsProf. Dr. E. Havinga Nether-Dr. X. de Hemptinne, BelgiumProf. W. Jaenicke GermanyMiss M. Kasparian LebanonDr. M. M. Kreevoy USAProf. and Mrs. A. J. Kresge USADr. K. J. Laidler CanadaMrs. S. G. Lias USAMr. C . U. Linderstrom-LanglandsDenmarkProf. F. A. Long USADr. W. Van der Lugt Nether-Dr. C. MacLean NetherlandsDr. L. De Maeyer GermanyDr. S. J. Magram GermanyProf. M. Mandel NetherlandsDr. D. B. Matthews USADr. G. M . Meaburn FranceProf. J. Metzger FranceMr. S. 0. Nielsen DenmarkMr. H. Nord DenmarkProf.and Mrs. R. Noyes USADr. H. W. Nurnberg GermanyDr. G. Olofson SwedenDr. W. L. Reynolds USADr. and Mrs. E. B. RobertsonDr. P. M. Sorgo SwitzerlandMr. and Mrs. K. SteigenvaldDr. P. Stonehart USAProf. H. Strehlow GermanyDr. G. Szasz SwitzerlandDr. W. J. Wallace CanadaProf. A. Weller NetherlandslandsGermanyGerman0 The Faraday Society and Contributors 1966Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, AberdeeCONTENTSPage 71625364567758494105112121130136149General Introduction : Kinetics of Proton Transfer Processesby M. EigenIsotope Effects and the Nature of Proton-Transfer Transition Statesby R. P. BellQuantum- Mechanical Tunnelling and the Dimensions of Energy-barriersin Proton-transfer Reactions in Solutionby E.F. Caldin and (Miss) M. KasparianProton Transfer Reactions Occurring in the Gas-Phase Radiolysisby P. Ausloos and (Mrs.) S. G. LiasGENERAL DIscussIoN.-Prof. J. J. Weiss, Prof. F. A. Long, Prof. A. J.Kresge, Prof. M. Eigen, Prof. B. E. Conway, Mr. R. P. Bell, Dr. D. B.Matthews, Dr. N. A. J. Rogers, Dr. M. Fleischmann, Dr. H. W. Nurnberg,Dr. Roger Parsons, Prof. M. C . R. Symons, Prof. M. M. Kreevoy,Dr. J. R. Jones, Dr. J. R. Hulett, Prof. G. J. Hills, Prof. S. G. Christov,Dr. E. F. Caldin, Dr. M. J. Henchman, Dr. R. A. ROSS, Dr. P. Ausloos.Kinetics of Proton Transfer to Weak Aromatic Basesby B. C. Challis and F. A. LongGeneral Acid Catalysis in Moderately Concentrated Aqueous SulphuricAcid by A.J. Kresge, L. E. Hakka, S. Mylonakis and Y. Sat0Proton Transfer to Olefins by V. Gold and M. A. KessickGENERAL DIscussIoN..Mr. R. P. Bell, Prof. F. A. Long, Prof. V. Gold,Prof. A. J. Kresge, Dr. M. Spiro, Prof. M. M. Kreevoy, Mr. B. Case,Dr. R. Parsons, Prof. M. Eigen, Prof. H. Zollinger, Dr. A. Gandini,Prof. P. H. PleschSolvent Particiyation in Proton Transfer Reactions of Amines and theirConjugate Acids by E. Grunwald and M. CociveraAcid Catalyzed Hydration of Acetaldehydeby M.-L. Ahrens (Mrs.) and H. StrehlowKinetics of I ,2-Hydrogen Shifts in Carbonium Ionsby D. M. Brouwer, C. MacLean and E. L. MackorGENERAL DIscussIoN.-Prof. M. Eigen, Prof. R. M. Noyes, Prof. B. E.Conway, Mr. R. P. Bell, Prof. M. M. Kreevoy, Prof. A. Long, Dr. C. F.Wells, Prof.Dr. H. Strehlow, Prof. R. J. Gillespie.Influence of Electric Field in the Double Layer on Rate Constants Deter-mined with Electrochemical Relaxation Techniques for Fast HomogeneousProton Transfer Reactions in Solution by H. W. NiirnbergExamination of Proton Transfer Reactions by Temperature Jump andElectrochemical Methodsby A. Bewick, M. Fleischmann, J. N. Hiddleston and Lord Wynne-Jones159146172176183194200207216223239253278CONTENTSGENERAL DISCUSSION.-D~. W. J. Albery, Dr. H. W. Nurnberg, Dr.M. Fleischmann, Prof. M. Eigen, Dr. A. BewickEstimation of Very Fast Reaction Rates porn the Broadening of’ Vibra-tional Spectral Lines by M. M. Kreevoy and C. A. MeadRate of Proton Transfer in Strong Acids and Raman Line Broadeningby A.K. Covington, M. J. Tait and Lord Wynne-JonesGENERAL DIscussroN.-Dr. A. K. Covington, Dr. R. E. Weston, Jr.,Prof. M. M. Kreevoy, Mr. T. H. Lilley, Prof. R. J. Gillespie, Prof.B. E. ConwayEffect of Solvent and Temperature on Proton Transfer Reactions ofExcited Moleculesby H. Beens, K. H. Grellmann, M. Gurr and A. H. WellerProton Transfer during Reactions in the Excited Stateby T. S . Godfrey, G. Porter and P. SuppanProton Mobility in Water at High Temperatures and Pressuresby E. U. Franck, D. Hartmann and F. HenselProton Migration in Aqueous Solutionby G. J. Hills, P. J. Ovenden and D. R. WhitehouseGENERAL DIscussIoN.-Prof. M. C . R. Symons, Prof. B. E. Conway,Prof. B. E. Conway, Prof. R. M. Noyes, Prof. M. Eigen, Dr. K. E.Johnson, Dr. G. Kohnstam, Dr. H. Eisenberg, Prof. E. C . Baughan,Prof. Dr. M. Mandel, Prof. G. J. Hills, P. J. Ovenden, D. R. Whitehouse,Dr. P. A. H. Wyatt, Prof. R. J. GillespieClassical and Q uan t um- Mechanical Efec ts in Elect ro c h em ica 1 Pro tonDischarge and the Kinetics at Low Temperaturesby M. Salomon and B. E. ConwayProton Transfer Across Double Layers. Mechanism Evaluation fromIsotopic Effectsby J. O’M. Bockris, S. Srinivasan and D. B. MatthewsGENERAL DIscussIoN.--Prof. V. Gold, Prof. K. J. Laidler, Prof. B. E.Conway, Prof. S. G. Christov, Dr. M. Salomon, Prof. J. O’M. Bockris,Dr. S. Srinivasan, Dr. D. B. Matthews, Dr. H. W. Nurnberg, Prof.G. J. Hills, Dr. R. ParsonsAUTHOR INDE