chemical reaction

Question:
Hello..
After reading about Sonoluminescence (the phenomena that occurs when
strong sound waves hit a liquid and cause it to emit photons) I
wondered what kind of effect sound waves would have on chemical reactions
.. What kind of research has been done here? Where can I look this
information up? If it is possible... can we talk about this
A.B.
Thank you..
Answer 1:
If you have a university library nearby, look it up in Chemical Abstracts.
I believe they put out a 4-year subject index along with annual ones.
-joe
Answer 2:
A sound wave is an alternating series of high and low pressure
regions, so as a rule the effect of sound on chemistry is the same
as the effect of pressure.
christopher grayce
Answer 3:
Ultrasound has been used successfully by several research
groups to generate radicals in solution and thereby do
some interesting chemistry. Have a look at papers by
Lou J. Kirschenbaum and coworkers.

-topper

Answer 4:
Concentrate you search on "sonochemistry". You may also want
to look at articles by Kenneth Suslick. I believe he has published
an overview in the past year or so.
When the sound is in the unltrasonic regionange there are (at least) two
important effects, both of which are short-lived are temperature and
pressure fluctuations at the frequency of the sound waves. One result
of the extreme conditions and short time scales is that you get the
KINETIC (fastest formed) rather than the THERMODYNAMIC (most stable)
products. Of course, this is not useful for
every reaction. See the literature for more information!
gregory r bradburn