The Chemist's Companion A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References Arnold J. Gordon and Richard A. Ford Contents Properties of Molecular Systems Properties of Solvents and Common Liquids Azeotropic Data Empirical Boiling Point--Pressure Relationships Properties of Selected Gases Properties of Representative Fused Salt Systems Structure and Properties of Naturally Occurring alpha--Amino Acids Properties and Applications of Liquid Crystals Prototropic Tautomerism Acids and Bases Properties of Atoms and Bonds Properties of the Elements Table of Isotopes Selected Bond Lengths Effective van der Waals Radii Bond Angles and Hybridization Selected Bond Strengths Force Constants Torsion and Inversion Barriers Bond and Group Dipole Moments Aromaticity Kinetics and Energetics Activation Parameters and Kinetics of Selected Reactions Linear Free Energy Relationships Conformational Free Energy Values Free Energy--Composition Chart Spectroscopy The Electromagnetic Spectrum Solvents and Other Media for Spectral Measurements Optical Materials for Spectroscopy and Photochemistry Vibration Spectra Electronic Absorption and Emission Spectra: Uv and Vis Optical Activity and Optical Rotation Mass Spectrometry Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy Bibliography of Spectral Data Compilations Photochemistry Electronic Energy State Diagram Excited State Energy Transfer: Sensitizers and Quenchers Photochemistry Light Sources and Equipment Chemical Actinometry: Quantum Yield Suppliers References Chromatography Fundamental Types of Chromatography and Basic Definitions Adsorption Chromatography Paper Chromatography Column and Thin Layer Partition Chromatography Ion--Exchange Chromatography Gel Filtration and Gel Permeation Chromatography Automated Liquid Chromatography Electrophoresis Vapor Phase Chromatography Chromatography Supply Directory References Experimental Techniques Properties of Laboratory Materials Standard Glassware Cleaning Solutions Purification of Common Solvents Detection of Peroxides and Their Removal Chemical Methods for Deoxygenating Gases and Liquids Simple Chemical Methods for Detecting Specific Gases Simple Preparations of Some Dry Gases Common Solvents for Crystallization Solvents for Extraction of Aqueous Solutions Drying Agents Solvents and Baths for Heating and Cooling Molecular Weight Determination Mathematical and Numerical Information Approved International Units System and General Constants Useful Conversion Factors Wavelength--Wavenumber Conversion Table Multiples of Element and Group Weights Molecular Symmetry: Definitions and Common Systems Character Tables for Common Symmetry Groups Computer Programs Statistical Treatment of Data Miscellaneous Important Chemistry Reference Sources: A Bibliography Atomic and Molecular Models Addresses of Publishers that Deal With Chemistry Combustion Microanalysis and Other Custom Analytical Services Hazards of Common Chemicals Suppliers Index Subject Index