Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Mechanism of Inorganic Reactions
- Introduction to Reactions and Reaction Rates
- Order of a Rate Law and Factors Influencing Reaction Rates
- Reactions with a Simple Kinetic Form - First and Second Order
- Method of Flooding, Experimental Determination of Reaction Orders
- Reversible Reactions - First Order and Higher Order
- Parallel and Concurrent Reactions
- Consecutive First-Order Reactions and Dual Solutions
- Rate-Controlling Step and Prior-Equilibrium Approximation
- Complex Mechanisms - Identification of Intermediates
- Reactivity of Intermediates and Kinetic Probes
- Deduction of Reaction Mechanisms - Transition State and Mechanistic Interpretation
- pH-Rate Profiles
- Electron Transfer Reactions - Outer-Sphere Mechanism
- Substitution Reactions
- Reactions of Coordinated Ligands and the Template Effect
- Final Review and Course Overview