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INTRODUCTIONSOLUTE-SOLVENT INTERACTIONSSolutionsIntermolecular ForcesSolvationPreferential SolvationMicellar Solvation (Solubilization)Ionization and DissociationCLASSIFICATION OF SOLVENTSClassification of Solvents According to Chemical ConstitutionClassification of Solvents Using Physical ConstantsClassification of Solvents in Terms of Acid-Base BehaviourClassification of Solvents in Terms of Specific Solute/Solvent InteractionsClassification of Solvents Using Multivariate Statistical MethodsSOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE POSITION OF HOMOGENEOUS CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIAGeneral RemarksSolvent Effects on Acid/Base EquilibriaSolvent Effects on Tautomeric EquilibriaSolvent Effects on other EquilibriaSOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE RATES OF HOMOGENEOUS CHEMICAL REACTIONSGeneral RemarksGas-Phase ReactivitiesQualitative Theory of Solvent Effects on Reaction RatesQuantitative Theories of Solvent Effects on Reaction RatesSpecific Solvation Effects on Reaction RatesSOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDSGeneral RemarksSolvent Effects on UV/Vis SpectraSolvent Effects on Infrared SpectraSolvent Effects on Electron Spin Resonance SpectraSolvent Effects on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance SpectraEMPIRICAL PARAMETERS OF SOLVENT POLARITYLinear Gibbs Energy RelationshipsEmpirical Parameters of Solvent Polarity from Equilibrium MeasurementsEmpirical Parameters of Solvent Polarity from Kinetic MeasurementsEmpirical Parameters of Solvent Polarity from Spectroscopic MeasurementsEmpirical Parameters of Solvent Polarity from Other MeasurementsInterrelation and Application of Solvent Polarity ParametersMultiparameter ApproachesSOLVENTS AND GREEN CHEMISTRYGreen ChemistryReduction of Solvent UseGreen Solvent SelectionNon-Traditional SolventsOutlookAPPENDIX: PROPERTIES, PURIFICATION, AND USE OF ORGANIC SOLVENTSPhysical PropertiesPurification of Organic SolventsSpectroscopic SolventsSolvents as Reaction MediaSolvents for RecrystallizationSolvents for Extraction and Partitioning (Distribution)Solvents for Adsorption ChromatographySolvents for Acid/Base Titrations in Non-Aqueous MediaSolvents for ElectrochemistryToxicity of Organic Solvents