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

Intramolecular

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

(1) Descriptive of any process that involves a transfer (of atoms, groups, electrons, etc.) or interactions between different parts of the same molecular entity. (2) Relating to a comparison between ...

Mechanism

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A detailed description of the process leading from the reactants to the products of a reaction, including a characterization as complete as possible of the composition, structure, energy and other ...

Markownikoff rule

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

In the addition of hydrogen halides to unsymmetrically constituted (unsaturated) hydrocarbons, the halogen atom becomes attached to the carbon bearing the lesser number of hydrogen atoms. Originally ...

Marcus equation

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A general expression which correlates the Gibbs energy of activation (Δ † G) with the driving force (Δ r G o ') of the reaction: Δ † G = (λ/4)(1 + Δ r G o '/λ) 2 where λ is the reorganisation ...

Matrix isolation

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A term which refers to the isolation of a reactive or unstable species by dilution in an inert matrix (argon, nitrogen, etc.), usually condensed on a window or in an optical cell at low temperature, ...

Melting point (corrected/uncorrected)

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

The term originally signified that a correction was made (not made) for the emergent stem of the thermometer. In current usage it often means that the accuracy of the thermometer was (was not) ...

Mass-law effect

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

At equilibrium, the product of the activities (or concentrations) of the reacting species is constant. Thus for the equilibrium αA + βB ⇌ γC + δD K = (C) γ (D) δ /(A) α (B) β