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High Pressure Kinetic Investigations in Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry
Author(s) -
Jenner Gérard
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197501371
Subject(s) - pericyclic reaction , steric effects , chemistry , polymerization , mechanism (biology) , macromolecule , kinetics , reaction coordinate , computational chemistry , chemical physics , reaction mechanism , high pressure , kinetic energy , polymer , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , classical mechanics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
High pressure kinetics appears to be a valuable tool in investigating the mechanism of specific organic reactions. For instance, in pericyclic, Mentshutkin, cage, and polymerization reactions, such studies reveal various features of the transition state, in particular its localization along the reaction coordinate and its nature. However, precise conclusions require separation of the different effects (electrostatic, steric, orbital, etc. ) which may contribute to the structure of the transition state.