C7415 Structure and Reactivity

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
NOW( C7410 Structure and Reactivity )
organic chemistry, physical chemistry, physics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Seminar. At the end of the course students should be able to understand and practise what was discussed in the course Structure and Reactivity (C7410).
Syllabus
  • 1. Structure and reactivity relationship. Calibration points in chemistry. Inner parameters of the structure and its deformations. Physical properties caused by (a) geometry of nuclei, (b) electron density and its change. Activation and driving force of the chemical reactions. 2. Stability of molecules. Thermodynamic additive calculations. Conformations of acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons. Heteroatom effects. Hyperconjugation. Anomeric effect. 3. Aromaticity a antiaromaticity. Aromatic ions and dipoles. Aromaticity of the transition state in the pericyclic reactions. 4. Non-covalent interactions and solvent effects. Solutions. Hughes-Ingold principles. H-bonding. Hydrophobic effect. Molecular recognition. 5. Proton transfer. Acid-base equilibria. 6. Chemical kinetics and reactivity. HSAB. Nucleophiles and electrophiles. Rate constants. Hammond and Curtin-Hammond principles. Driving force of the reactions. 7. Thermodynamics and kinetics - the tools to study chemical reactions. LFER. Hammett equation. Taft equation. QSAR. Kinetic isotope effects. Entropy vs. enthalpy. 8. Catalysis. Transition metal catalysis. Heterogeneous catalysis. Enzymatic catalysis. Brönsted catalysis. 9. Electron transfer. Marcus equation. 10. Photochemistry and photophysics. 11. Spin chemistry. Magnetic field effects. 12. Non-classical activation of chemical reactions.
Literature
  • E. V. Anslyn, D. A. Dougherty: Modern Physical Organic Chemistry. University Science Books, Kausalito, California 2005. ISBN 1-891389-9.
Teaching methods
Class discussion and drills
Assessment methods
Attendance and working out of class assignment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.