DOI: 10.1039/9781847557803
M Mortimer (Editor), P G Taylor (Editor)
ISBN (online): 978-1-84755-780-3
ISBN (print): 978-0-85404-670-6
Copyright: 2002
Front cover
DOI: 10.1039/9781847557803-FX001 (17Mb)
Front matter
DOI: 10.1039/9781847557803-FP001 (901Kb)
The molecular world
DOI: 10.1039/9781847557803-00001 (993Kb) 1
Contents
Chemical kinetics 9
Introduction 11
A closer look at chemical reactions 18
Rate in chemical kinetics 24
Factors determining the rate of a chemical reaction 35
Determining experimental rate equations at a fixed temperature 42
The effect of temperature on the rate of a chemical reaction 65
Elementary Reactions 80
Reaction mechanism 92
Summary of part 1 104
Learning outcomes for part 1 105
Questions: Answers and comments 108
Exercises: Answers and comments 120
Further reading 131
Acknowledgements 132
The mechanism of substitution 133
Organic reactions 135
Reaction mechanisms 139
Ionic substitution reactions 150
SN2 and SN1 reaction mechanisms 166
SN2 versus SN1 175
Concluding remarks 179
Learning outcomes for part 2 180
Questions: Answers and comments 182
Acknowledgements 185
Elimination: Pathways and products 187
Introduction: ß-elimination reactions 189
The E2 mechanism 194
The E1 mechanism 203
Elimination versus substitution 208
Other useful elimination reactions 212
Learning outcomes for part 3 215
Questions: Answers and comments 216
Case study shape-selective catalysis using zeolites 225
Introduction 227
Structure, properties and classification of zeolites 230
Shape selectivity 242
Applications of shape selectivity 246
Zeolites as enzyme mimics 250
Mesoporous aluminosilicate structures 251
Conclusion 255
Acknowledgements 256
Index 257
CD-ROM information 262
Back cover
DOI: 10.1039/9781847557803-BX003 (16Mb)