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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σ-adduct

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

The product formed by the attachment of an electrophilic or nucleophilic entering group or of a radical to a ring carbon of an aromatic species so that a new sigma bond is formed and the original ...

sigma adduct

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

The product formed by the attachment of an electrophilic or nucleophilic entering group or of a radical to a ring carbon of an aromatic species so that a new sigma bond is formed and the original ...

+ educt

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

Term used mainly in the German literature for starting material (reactant). It should be avoided in English, because there it means "something that comes out" and not "something that goes in". The ...

+ electron-donor-acceptor complex

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A term sometimes employed instead of charge-transfer complex or Lewis adduct.

+ multi-center reaction

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A synonym for pericyclic reaction. The number of "centers" is the number of atoms not bonded initially, between which single bonds are breaking or new bonds are formed in the transition state. This ...

+ narcissistic reaction

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

A chemical reaction that can be described as the conversion of a reactant into its mirror image, without rotation or translation of the product, so that the product enantiomer actually coincides with ...

+ protolysis

Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry

This term has been used synonymously with proton (hydron)-transfer reaction. Because of its misleading similarity to hydrolysis, photolysis, etc., its use is discouraged.