Organic Chemistry,6th Edition L.G.Wade.Jr. Chapter 5 The Study of Chemical Reactions By Junru Wang Email:wangjr07@163.com
Content ■Introduction Classification of reactions Mechanisms:step-by-step pathway oIntermadiate?Transition state? ●Thermodynamics ●Kinetics
Key Notes ■Mechanism ■Homolytic cleavage Heterolytic cleavage ■Intermadiate ■Transition state
Introduction ■Reactants→Products:overall reaction. Mechanism:step-by-step pathway. To learn more about a reaction: ●Thermodynamics ●Kinetics
Reactions Bond formation Synthetic organic chemistry is about creating complex molecules from simple starting materials -a process which may involve many different reactions. Designing a synthesis is a bit like chess. a synthetic 'game strategy