Questions tagged [physical-organic-chemistry]
For questions about how organic molecules and reactions are investigated using physical experiments.
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Is there a quantitative definition of inductive effect?
Usually, Inductive effects are compared using the electronegativities and distances. However, this only works in compounds with similar structures. For example, we can predict the following orders of ...
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Boiling points of hydro- and fluoro-carbons
I am teaching organic chemistry to a high school student. While discussing Teflon, we referred to the corresponding section in the 10$^\text{th}$ edition of "Organic Chemistry" by Solomons ...
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Why is the dipole moment of Anisole less than that of Phenol? [closed]
According to Wikidata, anisole has a dipole moment of 1.38D and according to this page on Researchgate, phenol has a dipole moment of 1.70D.
Resonance in anisole:
Resonance in phenol:
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The edge case of an edge case: Vapor emissions of the descaling agent Sulfamic acid
I am wondering about the following scenario:
What happens if ready bought sulfamic acid descaling (usually 15% cont. + $\ce{H2O}$) is vaporized or at least steam develops while very briefly descaling ...
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Does a free radical localized at one atom in a compound make sense or could it be?
In most of our cases, a dot that represents a radical is always considered affiliated to an atom in a molecule, especially when we talk about a reaction mechanism.
However, Levine's Quantum Chemistry [...
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If Ethyne has the lowest C-H bond length (highest C-H bond energy) compared to Ethane and Ethene, why is it the most acidic? [duplicate]
I am not an expert in chemistry, but these are the few facts I know from Standard XII chemistry books (these facts could be wrong or incomplete or modified by now).
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Ethane has 'sp$^3$' ...
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Better Way for Crushing Coconut into 500 mesh Coal for Carbonization
I am planning to use coconut as a raw material for carbonization, but I need to crush it into 500 mesh coal. Currently, I am using a mortar and pestle to grind the coconut shell into a fine powder, ...
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Finding concentration of ascorbic acid
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A person applied following procedure for the determination of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) in a sample solution.
A volume of 20.00 cm3 of the ascorbic acid sample was reacted with 25.00 cm3 of ...
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Find percentage of carbon monoxide reacted using ideal gas equation
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A palladium or platinum catalyst was used in an automobile to convert carbon monoxide gas to carbon dioxide according to the following reaction:
$$\ce{2CO(g) + O2(g) -> 2CO2(g)}$$
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Apparent circularity of the definition of mass [closed]
I am not a chemistry student, so forgive me for the naïvety of the question. The atomic mass of an atom is defined relatively to the mass of 1/12 of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon 12 in ...
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Confusion regarding what reduction/oxidation means in reactions having covalent compounds [closed]
In the formation of NaCl, Na gets oxidised because it loses an electron, while Cl gets reduced because it gains an electron.
But how does this concept work in the case of covalent compounds, ...
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How do salts affect pH? [closed]
Since pH measures the effective proton concentration, it is the concentration of a very specific type of cation. I know if salt reacts with water, it will affect pH. But my question is, how does the ...
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What will be the product of 1 eqv Benzene reacts with 1eqv H2? [closed]
how equivalent concept is applied in the above problem, Kindly help me out with the answer and proper explanation.
As, I am getting confused in mole concept and equivalent concept here.
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What happens to polymers under high pressure?
What happens when you have polymers under high pressure? My very sketchy thoughts of polymers are that they can be thought of tangles of carbon chains surrounded by hydrogen, but that some polymers ...
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Why doesn't tetrachloromethane react with aqueous sodium hydroxide under reflux?
$\ce{CCl4}$ does not react with hydroxide nucleophile whereas $\ce{CH3Cl}$ does.
I had initially thought that it was due to symmetrical geometry of $\ce{CCl4}$ and so the dipoles cancel out and the ...
