Chemical kinetics and mechanism (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002)
Published in association with the Open University
Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism considers the role of rate of reaction. It begins by introducing chemical kinetics and the analysis of reaction mechanism, from basic well-established concepts to leading edge research. Organic reaction mechanisms are then discussed, encompassing curly arrows, nucleophilic substitution and E1 and E2 elimination reactions. The book concludes with a Case Study on Zeolites, which examines their structure and internal dimensions in relation to their behaviour as molecular sieves and catalysts. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the "Kinetics Toolkit", a graph-plotting application designed for manipulation and analysis of kinetic data, which is built into many of the examples, questions and exercises in the text. There are also interactive activities illustrating reaction mechanisms. The Molecular World series provides an integrated introduction to all branches of chemistry for both students wishing to specialise and those wishing to gain a broad understanding of chemistry and its relevance to the everyday world and to other areas of science
Includes bibliographical references and index
Chemical kinetics - Clive McKee - Michael Mortimer - 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 mechaniasm -- - The mechanism of substitution - edited by - Peter Taylor - from work authored by - Richard Taylor - Organic reactions -- - Reaction mechanisms -- - Ionic substitution reactions -- - SN2 and SN1 reaction mechanisms -- - SN2 versus SN1 -- - Elimination : pathways and products - edited by - Peter Taylor - from work authored by - Richard Taylor - Introduction : [beta]-elimination reactions -- - The E2 mechanism -- - The E1 mechanism -- - Elimination versus substitution -- Other useful elimination reactions -- - Case study : shape-selective catalysis using zeolites - Craig Williams - Michael Gagan - Introduction -- - Structure, properties and classification of zeolites -- - Shape selectivity -- - Applications of shape selectivity -- - Zeolites as enzyme mimics -- - Mesoporous aluminosilicate structures -- - Conclusion