Chemical kinetics and mechanism /

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Imprint:Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002.
Description:262 p. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Language:English
Series:Molecular world
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6006224
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Other authors / contributors:Mortimer, Michael.
ISBN:0854046704
Notes:System requirements: 400 MHz Pentium PC running Windows 95+, 32 MB RAM, 100 MB disk space, 16-bit 800 x 600 monitor, 8x CD-ROM drive, sound card and speakers.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Chemical Kinetics
  • Introduction
  • A Closer Look at Chemical Reactions
  • Rate in Chemical Kinetics
  • Factors Determining the Rate of a Chemical Reaction
  • Determining Experimental Rate Equations at a Fixed Temperature
  • The Effect of Temperature on the Rate of a Chemical Reaction
  • Elementary Reactions
  • Reaction Mechanism
  • Part 2. The Mechanism of Substitution
  • Organic Reactions
  • Reaction Mechanisms
  • Ionic Substitution Reactions
  • SN2 and SN1 Reaction Mechanisms
  • SN2 Versus SN1
  • Part 3. Elimination: Pathways and Products
  • Introduction: ß-Elimination Reactions
  • The E2 Mechanism
  • The E1 Mechanism
  • Elimination Versus Substitution
  • Other Useful Elimination Reactions
  • Case Study: Shape-Selective Catalysis Using Zeolites