Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. General Editor’s Preface v
3. Preface vii
4. Contents xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Techniques
7. ANALYTICAL METHODS
8. Microanalysis
9. On Microchemistry, with Special Attention to the Work of H. Behrens 3
10. Quantitative Organic Microanalysis 6
11. PHYSIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
12. The Inner Friction of Binary Mixtures. Characteristics of Definite Compounds 8
13. POLAROGRAPHY
14. The Processes at the Mercury Dropping Cathode. Part I. The Deposition of Metals 10
15. Hydrogen Ion Concentration; pH
16. Enzyme Studies II. The Measurement and Meaning of Hydrogen Ion Concentration in Enzymatic Processes 16
17. OPTICAL METHODS
18. The Ultramicroscope
19. On Making Visible and Determining the Size of Ultramicroscopic² Particles with Special Attention to Gold Ruby Glasses 19
20. METHODS OF SEPARATION
21. CHROMATOGRAPHY
22. Physical Chemical Studies on Chlorophyll. Adsorptions 22
23. Qualitative Analysis of Proteins: A Partition Chromatographic Method Using Paper 28
24. The Separation of Rare Earths by Ion Exchange. I. Cerium and Yttrium 30
25. SEPARATIONS OF PROTEINS BY SEDIMENTATION AND ELECTROPHORESIS
26. Determination of the Size and Distribution of Size of Particles by Centrifugal Methods 31
27. Sedimentation of Molecules in Centrifugal Fields 35
28. A New Apparatus for Electrophoretic Analysis of Colloidal Mixtures 42
29. RADIOACTIVE TRACERS
30. The Absorption and Translocation of Lead by Plants. A Contribution to the Application of the Method of Radioactive Indicators in the Investigation of the Change of Substance in Plants 48
31. Radioactive Indicators in the Study of Phosphorus Metabolism in Rats 50
32. CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
33. Interference Phenomena in Roentgen Rays 53
34. The Reflection of X-Rays by Crystals 54
35. Part II. General and Physical Chemistry
36. ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
37. RADIOACTIVE DECAY SERIES
38. Radioactive Transformations and the Periodic System of the Elements 67
39. The Radio-Elements and the Periodic Law 75
40. ISOTOPES
41. The Atomic Weight of Lead of Radioactive Origin 78
42. The Atomic Weight of Lead from Pitchblende 82
43. The Constitution of Atmospheric Neon 84
44. A Hydrogen Isotope of Mass 2 91
45. MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
46. Molecule Formation as a Question of Atomic Structure 93
47. The Atom and the Molecule 100
48. The Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms and Molecules 107
49. Polarity and Ionization from the Standpoint of the Lewis Theory of Valence 110
50. Co-ordination Compounds 112
51. DIPOLE MOMENTS
52. Some Results of a Kinetic Theory of Insulators (Preliminary Communication) 116
53. SPREADING OF FILMS ON LIQUIDS
54. The Constitution and Fundamental Properties of Solids and Liquids. II Liquids 123
55. APPLICATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
56. Significance of Tautomerism and of the Reactions of Aromatic Compounds in the Electronic Theory of Organic Reactions 131
57. The New Quantum Mechanics 141
58. Wave Mechanics and the Normal State of the Hydrogen Molecule 151
59. The Nature of the Chemical Bond. V The Quantum Mechanical Calculation of the Resonance Energy of Benzene and Naphthalene and the Hydrocarbon Free Radicals 156
60. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
61. COLLOIDS
62. On the Systematics of Colloids 162
63. THERMODYNAMICS
64. On the Calculation of Chemical Equilibrium from Thermal Measurements 167
65. The Osmotic Pressure and Conductivity of Aqueous Solutions of Congo-Red, and Reversible Membrane Equilibria 173
66. The Production of Temperatures below One Degree Absolute by Adiabatic Demagnetization of Gadolinium Sulfate 176
67. ELECTROLYTES
68. The Dissociation of Strong Electrolytes 181
69. The Activity Coefficient of Strong Electrolytes 188
70. Report on Conductivity of Strong Electrolytes in Dilute Solutions 191
71. ACIDS, BASES, AND SALTS
72. The Constitution of Ampholytes, Especially the Amino Acids, and Their Dissociation Constants 198
73. Some Remarks on the Concept of Acids and Bases 204
74. The Constitution of Acids and Salts and Their Chemical Alterations by Solvents 207
75. CHEMICAL KINETICS
76. A Theory of Photochemical Reaction Velocities 213
77. The Oxidation of Phosphorus Vapor at Low Pressure 216
78. The Activated Complex in Chemical Reactions 219
79. The Preparation of Free Methyl 222
80. ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY
81. I. Artificial Production of Radioactive Elements. II. Chemical Proof of Transmutation of Elements 226
82. Process for the Production of Radioactive Substances 234
83. The Detection and Behavior of the Alkaline Earth Metals Which Result from the Irradiation of Uranium by Neutrons 240
84. Disintegration of Uranium by Neutrons. A New Type of Nuclear Reaction 244
85. Radioactive Element 93 246
86. Radioactive Element 94 from Deuterons on Uranium 249
87. Radioactive Element 94 from Deuterons on Uranium 250
88. The Chemical Properties of Elements 94 and 93 251
89. Part III Organic Chemistry
90. SYNTHETIC METHODS
91. Some New Organometallic Compounds of Magnesium and Their Application to the Synthesis of Alcohols and Hydrocarbons 253
92. The “Diene Synthesis,” an Ideal Synthetic Principle for Organic Substances 256
93. POLYMERS
94. On Polymerization 259
95. On the Constitution of Rubber (Sixth Paper) 264
96. Studies on Polymerization and Ring Formation. I. An Introduction to the General Theory of Condensation Polymers 265
97. NATURAL COMPOUNDS
98. Proteins
99. Proteins and Polypeptides 268
100. NUCLEIC ACIDS
101. Yeast Nucleic Acid 276
102. Alkaloids
103. A Theory of the Mechanism of the Phytochemical Synthesis of Certain Alkaloids 276
104. LARGE RINGS
105. Knowledge of Carbon Rings. II. Synthesis of Carbocyclic Ketones with Ten- to Eighteen-member Rings 283
106. CHOLESTEROL COMPOUNDS
107. Studies on the Constitution of the Bile Acids. XXXIX. Concerning 12-Hydroxycholanic Acid 287
108. The Chemistry of the Sex Hormones 294
109. PORPHYRINS
110. Hemin and Porphyrins 297
111. CAROTENOIDS AND VITAMIN A
112. The Chemistry of Vitamins A and С 302
113. Part IV. Biochemistry
114. HORMONES AND VITAMINS
115. The Mechanism of Pancreatic Secretion 311
116. The Croonian Lectures on the Chemical Correlation of the Functions of the Body 313
117. Feeding Experiments Illustrating the Importance of Accessory Factors in Normal Dietaries 317
118. ENZYMES AND NUCLEOPROTEINS
119. The Isolation and Crystallization of the Enzyme Urease. Preliminary Paper 322
120. Crystalline Pepsin. I. Isolation and Tests of Purity 327
121. Isolation of a Crystalline Protein Possessing the Properties of Tobacco-mosaic Virus 333
122. Biological Oxidations
123. The Action of Carbon Monoxide on the Metabolism of Yeast 335
124. The Mechanism of Oxidation Processes 336
125. Cytochrome and Intracellular Respiratory Enzymes 340
126. FAT METABOLISM
127. The Degradation of Aromatic Fatty Acids in the Animal Body 342
128. Deuterium as an Indicator in the Study of Intermediary Metabolism. III The Role of the Fat Tissues 346
129. PROTEINS
130. METABOLISM
131. The Degradation and Formation of Amino Acids by Transamination. I Exchange of 1(+) Glutamic Acid in Muscle Tissue 354
132. DETERMINATION OF STRUCTURE
133. The Free Amino Groups of Insulin 357
134. CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
135. Anaerobic Phase
136. The Alcoholic Ferment of Yeast-juice 359
137. The Alcoholic Ferment of Yeast-Juice. Part II–The Coferment of Yeast-Juice 365
138. The Alcoholic Ferment of Yeast-Juice. Part III–The Function of Phosphates in the Fermentation of Glucose by Yeast-Juice 366
139. The Pyrophosphate Fraction in Muscle 367
140. Phosphorus Compounds of Muscle and Liver 369
141. On Intermediate Behavior in Glycolysis in the Musculature 370
142. Glycogen Breakdown and Synthesis in Animal Tissues 375
143. MECHANISM OF ENERGY UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTION
144. Myosine and Adenosinetriphosphatase 378
145. Metabolic Generation and Utilization of Phosphate Bond Energy 381
146. AEROBIC PHASE
147. The Role of Citric Acid in Intermediate Metabolism in Animal Tissues 383
148. Biographies. Index
149. Bibliography of Biographies 393
150. Name Index 403