Novel chelating agents bind metal ions in aqueous solution allowing for extracting the valuable elements from waste and seawater or by purifying them. Novel chemosensors bind analytes, giving a noticeable response, whilst novel drug-like molecules compete with other substrates and bind to proteins identified as molecular targets to aid in fighting diseases. These chemical reactions are so different – and yet they obey the same rules and regularities derived from the laws of thermodynamics and kinetics. Thermodynamic (equilibrium constants, changes in enthalpy and entropy) and kinetic (rate constants, activation energy and changes in activation enthalpy and entropy) data is necessary in many fields to evaluate the degree of completeness of the objective chemical reaction and time it would take to achieve an equilibrium.
The goal of this Research Topic collection is to set the quality standards for any research involving the study of chemical reaction for which its completeness and rate are significant parameters. The different most reliable methods developed for studying the chemical equilibria and kinetics and processing the experimental data to obtain required thermodynamic and kinetic parameters are discussed within this research topic. In addition, the quantitative data on different relevant chemical processes are collected, and recommendations regarding the different technological processes allowing for better yields of valuable products, faster reactions completion, and more efficient discovery of different analytes and stronger inhibition of target enzymes are welcome. The quantitative structure-activity relationships determined as a result of analysis of the thermodynamic or kinetic results are also of interest.
The aim of the current Research Topic is to cover promising, recent, and novel research trends in thermodynamics and kinetics of the reactions involving ligands that may find use in various fields. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to thermodynamics and kinetics of:
• Complexation reactions of different metal ions
• Molecular complexation and molecular recognition
• Small molecules and metal complexes association with proteins and nucleic acids
• Isomer and tautomer equilibria
• Deriving regularities in equilibria and kinetics of different chemical reactions
Keywords:
Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Complexation, Enthalpy, Chemical equilibrium
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Novel chelating agents bind metal ions in aqueous solution allowing for extracting the valuable elements from waste and seawater or by purifying them. Novel chemosensors bind analytes, giving a noticeable response, whilst novel drug-like molecules compete with other substrates and bind to proteins identified as molecular targets to aid in fighting diseases. These chemical reactions are so different – and yet they obey the same rules and regularities derived from the laws of thermodynamics and kinetics. Thermodynamic (equilibrium constants, changes in enthalpy and entropy) and kinetic (rate constants, activation energy and changes in activation enthalpy and entropy) data is necessary in many fields to evaluate the degree of completeness of the objective chemical reaction and time it would take to achieve an equilibrium.
The goal of this Research Topic collection is to set the quality standards for any research involving the study of chemical reaction for which its completeness and rate are significant parameters. The different most reliable methods developed for studying the chemical equilibria and kinetics and processing the experimental data to obtain required thermodynamic and kinetic parameters are discussed within this research topic. In addition, the quantitative data on different relevant chemical processes are collected, and recommendations regarding the different technological processes allowing for better yields of valuable products, faster reactions completion, and more efficient discovery of different analytes and stronger inhibition of target enzymes are welcome. The quantitative structure-activity relationships determined as a result of analysis of the thermodynamic or kinetic results are also of interest.
The aim of the current Research Topic is to cover promising, recent, and novel research trends in thermodynamics and kinetics of the reactions involving ligands that may find use in various fields. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to thermodynamics and kinetics of:
• Complexation reactions of different metal ions
• Molecular complexation and molecular recognition
• Small molecules and metal complexes association with proteins and nucleic acids
• Isomer and tautomer equilibria
• Deriving regularities in equilibria and kinetics of different chemical reactions
Keywords:
Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Complexation, Enthalpy, Chemical equilibrium
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.