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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
Cycloelimination
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The reverse of cycloaddition. The term is preferred to the synonyms "cycloreversion", "retro-addition", and "retrocycloaddition".
Diamagnetic
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
Substances having a negative magnetic susceptibility are diamagnetic. They are repelled out of a magnetic field.
Cyclization
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
Formation of a ring compound from a chain by formation of a new bond.
Encounter-controlled rate
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A rate of reaction corresponding to the rate of encounter of the reacting molecular entities. This is also known as "diffusion-controlled rate" since rates of encounter are themselves controlled by ...
Arrhenius energy of activation
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
E a (SI unit: kJ mol -1 ) An operationally defined quantity expressing the dependence of a rate constant on temperature according to E a = RT 2 (∂ ln k /∂T) p as derived from the "Arrhenius ...
