Orbital interaction theory of organic chemistry /

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Author / Creator:Rauk, Arvi, 1942-
Imprint:New York : J. Wiley, c1994.
Description:xv, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1603027
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ISBN:0471593893 (acid-free paper)
Notes:"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
System requirements for computer disk: IBM PC; DOS.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Symmetry and Stereochemistry
  • Purpose
  • Definition of a Group
  • Molecular Point Groups
  • Schoenflies Notation
  • Interrelations of Symmetry Elements
  • Type Classification
  • Isomerism and Measurements
  • Stereoisomerism of Molecules
  • Stereotopic Relationships of Groups in Molecules
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereochemistry
  • NMR and Stereochemistry
  • Symmetry and Structural Parameters
  • Note on Hybridization
  • Symmetry and Orbitals
  • Atomic Orbitals
  • Molecular and Group Orbitals
  • In What Combination?
  • 2. Molecular Orbital Theory
  • Introduction
  • Electronic Schrodinger Equation (A.1)
  • Fock Equations (A.42)
  • The Basis Set (STO-3G, 6-31G*, and All That)
  • Orbital Energies and Orbitals
  • Representation of MOs
  • Total Energies and the Hartree-Fock Limit
  • Successes and Failures of Hartree-Fock Theory
  • Beyond Hartree-Fock
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Geometry Optimization
  • Normal Coordinates and Harmonic Frequency Analysis
  • Zero Point Vibrational Energies
  • 3. Orbital Interaction Theory
  • Relationship to Hartree-Fock Equations
  • Huckel Approximation
  • Orbital Energies and Total Electronic Energy
  • Case Study of a Two-Orbital Interaction
  • Case 1: [varepsilon subscript A] = [varepsilon subscript B], S[subscript AB] = 0
  • Case 2: [varepsilon subscript A] = [varepsilon subscript B], S[subscript AB] ] 0, S[subscript AB] [angle quoation mark left] 1
  • Case 3: [varepsilon subscript A] ] [varepsilon subscript B], S[subscript AB] = 0
  • Case 4: [varepsilon subscript A] ] [varepsilon subscript B], S[subscript AB] ] 0
  • Effect of Overlap
  • Energetic Effect of Overlap
  • Orbital Effect of Overlap
  • First Look at Bonding
  • Relationship to Perturbation Theory
  • Generalizations for Intermolecular Interactions
  • Energy and Charge Distribution Changes from Orbital Interaction
  • Four-Electron, Two-Orbital Interaction
  • Three-Electron, Two-Orbital Interaction
  • Two-Electron, Two-Orbital Interaction
  • One-Electron, Two-Orbital Interaction
  • Zero-Electron, Two-Orbital Interaction
  • Interactions between Molecules: Many Electrons, Many Orbitals
  • General Principles Governing the Magnitude of h[subscript AB] and S[subscript AB]
  • Interactions of MOs
  • Electrostatic Effects
  • Group Orbitals
  • Zero-Coordinated Atoms
  • Monocoordinated Atoms
  • Dicoordinated Atoms
  • Tricoordinated Atoms
  • Tetracoordinated Atoms
  • Assumptions for Application of Qualitative MO Theory
  • Example: Carbonyl Group
  • Construction of Interaction Diagram
  • Interpretation of Interaction Diagram
  • Chemical Reactivity
  • Why Does It Work and When Might it Not?
  • 4. Sigma Bonds and Orbital Interaction Theory
  • C--X [sigma] Bonds: X = C, N, O, F and X = F, Cl, Br, I
  • [sigma] Bonds: Homolytic versus Heterolytic Cleavage
  • Heterolytic Cleavage of [sigma] Bonds Involving C or H
  • Homolytic Cleavage of [sigma] Bonds Involving C or H
  • Homonuclear [sigma] Bonds C--C, N--N, O--O, F--F, Cl--Cl, Br--Br, and I--I
  • Interactions of [sigma] Bonds
  • [sigma] Bonds as Electron Donors or Acceptors
  • [sigma] Bonds as Electron Acceptors
  • As a [sigma] Acceptor
  • As a [pi] Acceptor
  • [sigma] Bonds as Electron Donors
  • As a [sigma] Donor
  • As a [pi] Donor
  • Bonding in Cyclopropane
  • 5. Simple Huckel Molecular Orbital Theory
  • Simple Huckel Assumptions
  • Charge and Bond Order in SHMO Theory: (S[subscript AB] = 0, One Orbital per Atom
  • Electron Population and Net Charge of Center A
  • Bond Order between Centers A and B
  • Factors Governing Energies of MOs: SHMO Theory
  • Reference Energy and Energy Scale
  • Heteroatoms in SHMO Theory
  • Effect of Coordination Number on [alpha] and [beta]
  • Hybridization at C in Terms of [alpha] and [beta]
  • Gross Classification of Molecules on the Basis of MO Energies
  • 6. Reactions and Properties of [pi] Bonds
  • Reactions of Olefins (Alkenes)
  • Effect of X: Substituents
  • Effect of Z Substituents
  • Effect of "C" Substituents
  • Effect of Distortion of Molecular Skeleton
  • Alkynes
  • [pi] Bonds to and between Higher Row Elements
  • [pi] Bonds to Silicon, Phosphorus, and Sulfur
  • 7. Reactive Intermediates
  • Reactive Intermediates [CH subscript 3 superscript +], [CH subscript 3 superscript -], [CH subscript 3 superscript .], and [:CH subscript 2]
  • Carbocations
  • Intermolecular Reactions of Carbocations
  • Intramolecular Reactions of Carbocations
  • Silyl Cations
  • Carbanions
  • Carbon Free Radicals
  • Carbenes
  • Nitrenes and Nitrenium Ions
  • Nitrenes
  • Nitrenium Ions
  • 8. Carbonyl Compounds
  • Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds
  • Electrophilic Attack on a Carbonyl Group
  • Basicity and Nucleophilicity of the Oxygen Atom
  • Nucleophilic Attack on a Carbonyl Group
  • Amide Group
  • Thermodynamic Stability of Substituted Carbonyl Groups
  • 9. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
  • Nucleophilic Substitution at Saturated Carbon
  • Unimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution S[subscript N]1
  • Bimolecular Nucleophilic Substitution S[subscript N]2
  • Another Description of the S[subscript N]2 Reaction: VBCM Model
  • 10. Bonds to Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Bonds and Proton Abstraction Reactions
  • Hydrogen Bonds
  • Symmetrical and Bifurcated Hydrogen Bonds
  • Proton Abstraction Reactions
  • E2 Elimination Reaction
  • E1cB Mechanism Reaction
  • E1 Elimination Reaction
  • Reaction with Electrophiles: Hydride Abstraction and Hydride Bridging
  • Activation by [pi] Donors (X: and "C" Substituents)
  • Hydride Abstraction
  • Hydride Bridges
  • Reaction with Free Radicals: Hydrogen Atom Abstraction and One- or Three-Electron Bonding
  • Hydrogen-Bridged Radicals
  • Hydrogen Atom Transfer
  • 11. Aromatic Compounds
  • Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
  • Cyclic [pi] Systems by Simple Huckel MO Theory
  • Aromaticity in [sigma]-Bonded Arrays?
  • Reactions of substituted Benzenes
  • Electrophilic Substitutions
  • Effect of Substituents on Substrate Reactivity
  • Electrophilic Attack on X:-Substituted Benzenes
  • Electrophilic Attack on Z-Substituted Benzenes
  • Electrophilic Attack on "C"-Substituted Benzenes
  • Electrophilic Attack on N Aromatics: Pyrrole and Pyridine
  • Nucleophilic Substitutions
  • Effect of Substituents on Substrate Reactivity
  • Nucleophilic Attack on Z-Substituted Benzenes
  • Nucleophilic Attack on N Aromatics: Pyrrole and Pyridine
  • Nucleophilic Substitution by Proton Abstraction
  • 12. Pericyclic Reactions
  • General Considerations
  • Cycloadditions and Cycloreversions
  • Stereochemical Considerations
  • Electrocyclic Reactions
  • Stereochemical Considerations
  • Cheletropic Reactions
  • Stereochemical Considerations
  • Sigmatropic Rearrangements
  • Stereochemical Considerations
  • Component Analysis (Allowed or Forbidden?)
  • Rule for Component Analysis
  • Diels-Alder Reaction
  • Cope Rearrangement
  • 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions
  • 13. Organometallic Compounds
  • Transition Metals
  • Ligands in Transition Metal Complexes
  • Orbitals in Transition Metal Bonding
  • Orbital Energies
  • Valence Orbitals of Reactive Metal Complexes
  • Six Valence Orbitals of Tricoordinated Metal
  • Five Valence Orbitals of Tetracoordinated Metal
  • Four Valence Orbitals of Pentacoordinated Structure
  • Transition Metals and C--H or H--H Sigma Bonds
  • More About C Ligands in Transition Metal Complexes
  • Chelating Ligands
  • Organic [pi]-Bonded Molecules as Ligands
  • Transition Metal Bonding to Alkenes: Zeise's Salt
  • Agostic Interaction
  • Ziegler-Natta Polymerization
  • Oxidative Addition to H--H and C--H Bonds
  • 14. Orbital and State Correlation Diagrams
  • General Principles
  • Woodward-Hoffman Orbital Correlation Diagrams
  • Cycloaddition Reactions
  • Electrocyclic Reactions
  • Cheletropic Reactions
  • Photochemistry from Orbital Correlation Diagrams
  • Limitations of Orbital Correlation Diagrams
  • State Correlation Diagrams
  • Electronic States from MOs
  • Rules for Correlation of Electronic States
  • Example: Carbene Addition to an Olefin
  • 15. Photochemistry
  • Photoexcitation
  • Jablonski Diagram
  • Fate of Excited Molecule in Solution
  • Dauben-Salem-Turro Analysis
  • Norrish Type II Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds
  • Norrish Type I Cleavage Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds
  • Appendix A. Derivation of Hartree-Fock Theory
  • Electronic Hamiltonian Operator
  • Electronic Schrodinger Equation
  • Expectation Values
  • Many-Electron Wave Function
  • Electronic Hartree-Fock Energy
  • Variation of E[subscript HF]
  • LCAO Solution of Fock Equations
  • Integrals
  • The Basis Set (STO-3G, 6-31G*, and All That)
  • Interpretation of Solutions of HF Equations
  • Orbital Energies and Total Electronic Energy
  • Restricted Hartree-Fock Theory
  • Mulliken Population Analysis
  • Dipole Moments
  • Total Energies
  • Configuration Energies
  • Post-Hartree-Fock Methods
  • Configuration Interaction Theory
  • Excited States from CI Calculations
  • Many-Body Perturbation Theory
  • Rayleigh-Schrodinger Perturbation Theory
  • Moller-Plesset Perturbation Theory
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Appendix B. Exercises
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2 and Appendix A
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Miscellaneous
  • References and Notes
  • Index