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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
disproportionation
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
Any chemical reaction of the type A + A → A' + A", where A, A' and A" are different chemical species. For example: 2 ArH + → ArH + ArH 2+ The reverse of disproportionation is called ...
dissociation
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
(1) The separation of a molecular entity into two or more molecular entities (or any similar separation within a polyatomic molecular entity). Examples include unimolecular heterolysis and homolysis, ...
distonic radical cation
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A radical cation in which charge and radical sites are separated.
donor number (DN)
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
A quantitative measure of Lewis basicity devised by Gutmann (1976).
driving force of a reaction
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The decrease in Gibbs energy on going from the reactants to the products of a chemical reaction (-ΔG).
affinity of a reaction
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
The decrease in Gibbs energy on going from the reactants to the products of a chemical reaction (-ΔG).
dual substituent-parameter equation
Chemistry; Physical organic chemistry
In a general sense, this is any equation which expresses substituent effects in terms of two parameters. However, in practice the term is used more specifically for an equation for summarizing the ...
