Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism

• Corporate Authors: Open University, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
• Other Authors: Mortimer, Michael 1948-, Taylor, Peter
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Royal Society of Chemistry 2002
• Series: The molecular world
• Subjects: Chemical kinetics; Chemical reaction, Conditions and laws of
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• Item Description: Published in association with the Open University
• Physical Description: 262 pages colour illustrations 27 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Format: System requirements: Pentium 400 MHz or compatible processor; Windows 95/98/Me/2000; 32 MB RAM; 100 MB hard disk free space; 800 x 600 video resolution at 16-bit color; 8x CD-ROM; Windows compatible sound card and speakers
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0854046704

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. The books, with their Case Studies and accompanying multi-media interactive CD-ROMs, will also provide valuable resource material for teachers and lecturers. (The CD-ROMs are designed for use on a PC running Windows 95, 98, ME or 2000.)