Organic Mechanochemistry and Its Practical Applications

General Approach to Mechanochemistry and Its Relation to Tribochemistry

“…Significant evidence for the above suggestion comes from book [77]. That book aimed at correlating mechanical actions on organic substances with the molecular events triggert by these actions.…”

“…Extension of mechanochemistry practical applications is broadly described by Todres in the book on both mechanochemistry and tribochemistry [77]. The specificity of the Todres' book is that it discusses chemical reactivity of organic molecules mechanically treated separately or together and, describes mechanochemically initiated polymerization, depolymerization and mechanolysis.…”

“…The term organic mechanochemistry, defined as convertion of mechanical energy into the driving force for molecular oe structural phase trtansitions, was introduced. Importantly, Todres in his book [77] emphasizes that chemical engineering needed inorganic mechanochemistry be addressed first. Organic mechanochemistry has been in its infancy for a long time.…”

“…At this point we need to come back to the Todres book [77], which outlines the main regularities governing transformations of mechanically activated organic compounds and discusses physical processes that affect these transformations. Some chapters concern more specifically the mechanically induced reactions of organic synthesis and the chemical transformations of organic participants of boundary lubrication.…”

Mechanochemistry and the Other Branches of Chemistry: Similarities and Differences

“…decreases the resistance to corrosion [3]. In a sliding contact, chemical changes happen to both the sliding surfaces and the lubricant [4]. Phase transformations and reactions can occur due to plastic deformation, as shown in high pressure torsion experiments [5].…”