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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
+ pseudomolecular rearrangement
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The use of this awkwardly formed term is discouraged. It is synonymous with "intermolecular rearrangement".
+ pseudo-unimolecular
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A term sometimes used as synonymous with pseudo-first order, but is inherently meaningless.
A value
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The conformational preference of an equatorial compared to an axial substituent in a monosubstituted cyclohexane. This steric substituent parameter equals Δ r G o in kcal/mol for the equatorial to ...
abstraction
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A chemical reaction or transformation, the main feature of which is the bimolecular removal of an atom (neutral or charged) from a molecular entity. For example: CH 3 COCH 3 + (i-C 3 H 7 ) 2 N - → ...
acceptor number (AN)
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A quantitative measure, devised by Gutmann (1976), of Lewis acidity.
acid
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A molecular entity or chemical species capable of donating a hydron (proton) or capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair.
acidity
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
(1) Of a compound: For Brønsted acids it means the tendency of a compound to act as a hydron donor. It can be quantitatively expressed by the acid dissociation constant of the compound in water or ...
