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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
coordination number
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The coordination number of a specified atom in a chemical species is the number of other atoms directly linked to that specified atom. For example, the coordination number of carbon in methane is ...
coordinatively saturated
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A transition metal complex that has formally 18 outer shell electrons at the central metal atom.
coordinatively unsaturated
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A transition metal complex that possesses fewer ligands than exist in the coordinatively saturated complex. These complexes usually have fewer than 18 outer shell electrons at the central metal atom.
correlation analysis
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The use of empirical correlations relating one body of experimental data to another, with the objective of finding quantitative estimates of the factors underlying the phenomena involved. Correlation ...
coupling constant
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A quantitative measure for nuclear spin-spin, nuclear-electron (hyperfine coupling) and electron-electron (fine coupling in EPR) coupling in magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The "indirect" or scalar ...
covalent bond
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A region of relatively high electron density between nuclei which arises at least partly from sharing of electrons and gives rise to an attractive force and characteristic internuclear distance.
Cox-Yates equation
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A modification of the Bunnett-Olsen equation of the form lg ((SH + ))/(S)) - lg(H + ) = m * X + pK SH + where X is the activity function lg(γSγH + )/γSH + ) for an arbitrary reference base. The ...
