Why chemical reactions happen (First Edition)
Published in Print:27 March 2003 Published Online:31 August 2023
ISBN:9780199249732
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Why Chemical Reactions Happen provides all the tools and concepts needed to think like a chemist. The text takes a unified approach to the subject, aiming to help with the development of a real overview of chemical processes, by avoiding the traditional divisions of physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry. To understand how chemical reactions happen we need to know about the bonding in molecules, how molecules interact, what determines whether an interaction is favourable or not, and what the outcome will be. Answering these questions requires an understanding of topics from quantum mechanics, through thermodynamics, to ‘curly arrows’.
Keywords:
chemical processes, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, molecules, quantum mechanics, curly arrows, thermodynamicsSubjects:
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. What this book is about and who should read it
- 2. What makes a reaction go?
- 3. Ionic interactions
- 4. Electrons in atoms
- 5. Electrons in simple molecules
- 6. Electrons in larger molecules
- 7. Reactions
- 8. Equilibrium
- 9. Rates of reaction
- 10. Bonding in extended systems – conjugation
- 11. Substitution and elimination reactions
- 12. The effects of the solvent
- 13. Leaving groups
- 14. Competing reactions
- End Matter
© James Keeler and Peter Wothers 2003
