Physical organic chemistry

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

Solvent parameter

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

Quantitative measures of the capability of solvents for interaction with solutes. Such parameters have been based on numerous different physico-chemical quantities, e.g. rate constants, ...

Solvophobicity parameter

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A solvent parameter defined by Sp = 1 - M/M(hexadecane) derived from the Gibbs energy of transfer (Δ t G o ) of a series of solutes from water to numerous aqueous-organic mixtures and to pure ...

Solvation

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

Any stabilising interaction of a solute (or solute moiety) and the solvent or a similar interaction of solvent with groups of an insoluble material (i.e., the ionic groups of an ion-exchange resin). ...

Solvolysis

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

Generally, reaction with a solvent, or with a lyonium ion or lyate ion, involving the rupture of one or more bonds in the reacting solute. More specifically the term is used for substitution, ...

Solvatochromism

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

The (pronounced) change in position and sometimes intensity of an electronic absorption or emission band, accompanying a change in the polarity of the medium. Negative (positive) solvatochromism ...