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Physical organic chemistry
Physical organic chemistry is the study of the interrelationships between structure and reactivity in organic molecules. It a part of organic chemistry by using tools of physical chemistry such as chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, thermochemistry, and quantum chemistry.
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Physical organic chemistry
inductomeric effect
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A molecular polarizability effect occurring by the inductive mechanism of electron displacement. The consideration of such an effect and the descriptive term have been regarded as obsolescent or even ...
Acidity function
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
Any function that measures the thermodynamic hydron-donating or -accepting ability of a solvent system, or a closely related thermodynamic property, such as the tendency of the lyate ion of the ...
Abstraction
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A chemical reaction or transformation, the main feature of which is the bimolecular removal of an atom (neutral or charged) from a molecular entity. For example: CH 3 COCH 3 + (i-C 3 H 7 ) 2 N - → ...
Acidity
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
(1) Of a compound: For Brønsted acids it means the tendency of a compound to act as a hydron donor. It can be quantitatively expressed by the acid dissociation constant of the compound in water or ...
A value
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The conformational preference of an equatorial compared to an axial substituent in a monosubstituted cyclohexane. This steric substituent parameter equals Δ r G o in kcal/mol for the equatorial to ...
Activated complex
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
An activated complex, often characterised by the superscript † , is defined as that assembly of atoms which corresponds to an arbitrary infinitesimally small region at or near the col (saddle point) ...
Addition
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
(1) Refers to addition reaction or addition transformation. (2) Loosely, the formation of an adduct. (For an example, see Lewis acid.) (3) Loosely, any association or attachment.
