מידע הקורס

Introduction to physical organic chemistry

- Application of kinetics and thermodynamics to organic chemistry

- Study of complex mechanisms

- Introduction to the quantification of physical organic parameters (Hammett: electronic effects, Taft: Steric effects, Mayr-Pfatz: Nucleophilicity/Electrophylicity, Hansch: Hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, ...)  and to QSAR.

- Introduction to general anc specific acid/base catalysis, HSAB theory and kinetic isotope effect.