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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
electronic effect of substituents, symbols and signs
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The inductive effect has universally been represented by the symbol I. This is now commonly taken to include both through-bonds and through-space transmission, but I is also used specifically for ...
electron-transfer catalysis
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The term indicates a sequence of reactions such as shown in equations (1)-(3), leading from A to B: A + e - → A . - (1) A . - → B . - (2) B . - + A → B + A . - (3) An analogous sequence ...
electrophilicity
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
(1) The property of being electrophilic (see electrophile). (2) The relative reactivity of an electrophilic reagent. (It is also sometimes referred to as "electrophilic power".) Qualitatively, the ...
element effect
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The ratio of the rate constants of two reactions that differ only in the identity of the element of the atom in the leaving group, e.g., k Br /k Cl . As for isotope effects, a ratio of unity is ...
elementary reaction
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A reaction for which no reaction intermediates have been detected or need to be postulated in order to describe the chemical reaction on a molecular scale. An elementary reaction is assumed to occur ...
