Theory of Organic Reactions

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epiotis, N. D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1978, 1978
Edition:1st ed. 1978
Series:Reactivity and Structure: Concepts in Organic Chemistry
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. One-Determinental Theory of Chemical Reactivity
  • 1.1 General Principles and Computational Schemes
  • 1.2 Qualitative One-Determinental Models of Chemical Reactivity
  • 1.3 The Static One Electron Molecular Orbital Model
  • 1.4 Orbital Energies. The Donor-Acceptor Classification of Molecules and the Concept of Reaction Polarity
  • 1.5 One Electron Interaction Matrix Elements and Overlap Integrals
  • 1.6 The Woodward-Hoffmann Molecular Orbital Correlation Diagram
  • 2. Configuration Interaction Overview of Chemical Reactivity
  • 2.1 General Principles
  • 2.2 Qualitative Configuration Interaction Models of Chemical Reactivity
  • 2.3 The Static Linear Combination of Fragment Configurations Method
  • 2.4 The Static Delocalized Configuration Interaction Method
  • 2.5 The Dynamic Delocalized Configuration Interaction Method
  • 3. The Dynamic Linear Combination of Fragment Configurations Method
  • 3.1 Definitions
  • 3.2 General Theoretical Considerations
  • 7.5 ??* State Dual Channel Mechanisms of Polar Nonionic Photocycloadditions
  • 8. Miscellaneous Intermolecular Multicentric Reactions
  • 8.1 Cycloadditions of Cumulene Systems
  • 8.2 The Ene Reaction
  • 8.3 1,3 Dipolar Cycloadditions
  • 9. ?? A ddition Reactions
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Potential Energy Surfaces for 2?+2? Additions
  • 9.3 Reactivity Trends of 2?+2? Additions
  • 10. Even-Odd Multicentric Intermolecular Reactions
  • 10.1 Potential Energy Surfaces for 2?+1? Cycloadditions
  • 10.2 Reactivity Trends of Cationic Even-Odd Retro-Cycloadditions and Eliminations
  • 11. Potential Energy Surfaces for Odd-Odd Multicentric IntermolecularReactions
  • 12. Even-Even Intermolecular Bicentric Reactions
  • 12.1 Potential Energy Surfaces for Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Additions
  • 12.2 Reactivity Trends of Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Substitutions
  • 13. Even-Odd Intermolecular Bicentric Reactions
  • 13.1 Potential Energy Surfaces for Radical Additions
  • 4.11 The Effect of Low Lying Diexcited Diabatic Surfaces in Photoreactions
  • 4.12 The Problem of Energy Wastage. The Concept of Dual Channel Photoreactions
  • 4.13 Generalizations
  • 5. The Problem of Correlation Imposed Barriers
  • 6. Reactivity Trends of Thermal Cycloadditions
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Mechanisms of Stereochemical Nonretention in Cycloadditions
  • 6.3 Reactivity Trends of Thermal Nonionic 2?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 6.4 Reactivity Trends of Thermal Ionic 2?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 6.5 The 2?+2? Ionic Cycloaddition Problem
  • 6.6 Reactivity Trends of Thermal Nonionic 4?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 6.7 Reactivity Trends of Thermal Ionic 4?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 7. Reactivity Trends of Singlet Photochemical Cycloadditions
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 The Chorochemistry of Singlet 2?+2? Photocycloadditions
  • 7.3 “Unusual” Head to Head vs. Head to Tail Regioselectivity of Photocycloadditions
  • 7.4 n?* State Dual Channel Mechanisms of Polar Nonionic Carbonyl Photocycloadditions
  • 13.2 Reactivity Trends of Radical Substitution Reactions
  • 14. Odd-Odd Intermolecular Bicentric Reactions. Potential Energy Surfaces for Geometric Isomerization and Radical Combination
  • 15. Odd-Odd Intramolecular Multicentric Reactions
  • 15.1 Potential Energy Surfaces for Sigmatropic Shifts
  • 15.2 Reactivity Trends of Sigmatropic Shifts
  • 16. Even-Even Intramolecular Multicentric Reactions
  • 16.1 Potential Energy Surfaces for Ionic Rearrangements
  • 16.2 Reactivity Trends of Ionic Rearrangements
  • 17. Mechanisms of Electrocyclic Reactions
  • 17.1 Introduction
  • 17.2 Reactivity Trends of Electrocyclic Reactions
  • 18. Triplet Reactivity
  • 18.1 Introduction
  • 18.2 Excited State Spin Multiplicity and Photochemical Barrier Heights
  • 18.3 The Mechanism of Spin Inversion in Triplet Nonionic Photoaromatic Reactions
  • 18.4 The Mechanism of Spin Inversion in Triplet Nonionic Photoantiaromatic Reactions
  • 18.5 Spin-Orbit Coupling Borrowing
  • 18.6 Mechanisms of Triplet Photoreactions
  • 18.7 A Model of Triplet Reactivity
  • 18.8 Spin-Orbit Coupling and the Chorochemistry of Triplet Photocycloadditions
  • 18.9 Spin-Orbit Coupling and the Regiochemistry of Triplet Photoaromatic Substitutions
  • 19. Photophysical Processes
  • 20. The Importance of Low Lying Nonvalence Orbitals
  • 21. Divertissements
  • 21.1 Thermal Antiaromatic Pericyclic Reactions
  • 21.2 Induced Thermal Pericyclic Reactions
  • 21.3 Half-Aromatic Reaction Paths
  • 21.4 Ambident Reactivity
  • 21.5 The Stereoselectivity of Photocycloadditions: In Search of Antiaromatic Intermediates
  • 22. A Contrast of “Accepted” Concepts of Organic Reactivity and the Present Work
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Author Index
  • 3.3 The Interaction of Diabatic Surfaces
  • 3.4 Polarity Control of Barrier Heights and Decay Efficiencies
  • 3.5 The Effect of Excitation Energy on Photochemical Barrier Height
  • 3.6 Diabatic Surface Interrelationships. A Classification of Chemical Reactions
  • 4. Even-Even Intermodular Multicentric Reactions
  • 4.1 Potential Energy Surfaces for 2?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 4.2 The Effect of Polarity. Potential Energy Surfaces for Nonionic and Ionic In 2?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 4.3 Pericyclic, Effectively Pericyclic and Quasipericyclic Reactions
  • 4.4 The Effect of Unsymmetrical Substitution and the Effect of Conjugative Substitution
  • 4.5 The Regiochemistry of 2?+2? Cycloadditions
  • 4.6 Isomeric Reactions and the Topochemistry of 2?+2? Cycloreversions
  • 4.7 The Topochemistry of Intramolecular Cycloadditions
  • 4.8 The Selectivity-PolarityRelationship
  • 4.9 Reaction Intermediates and Types of Organic Mechanisms
  • 4.10 2?+2? Nonionic Photocycloadditions Involving n?* Excitation