Thermochemical insight into green chemistry processes: experiment and ab initio calculations [Elektronische Ressource] / by Alexey V. Toktonov

THERMOCHEMICAL INSIGHT INTO “GREEN CHEMISTRY” PROCESSES: EXPERIMENT AND AB INITIO CALCULATIONS A THESIS submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) of the Mathematics and Nature Science Department of Rostock University by Alexey V. Toktonov, born in 25.05.1977, in Ulan-Ude (Russian Federation) from Rostock Rostock, 21.04.2009 THERMOCHEMISCHE EINSICHT IN EINIGE “GREEN CHEMISTRY” PROZESSE: EXPERIMENT UND AB INITIO BERECHNUNGEN DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Rostock vorgelegt von Alexey V. Toktonov, geb. am 25.05.1977 in Ulan-Ude (Russische Föderation) aus Rostock Rostock, 21.04.2009 1 Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Armin Börner (Institut für Chemie der Universität Rostock) 2 Gutachter: PD Dr. Sergey P. Verevkin (Instin Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 07.04.2009 Tag der Verteidigung: 21.04.2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my scientific adviser PD Dr. Sergey P. Verevkin for his continuous and patient guidance, advice and support. He guided me all this time and in many respects his energy resulted to this thesis. I would also like to thank Dr. Vladimir N.