Reaction Type Analyzer
Identify reaction type and mechanism
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Product Predictor
Predict major and minor products
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Understanding Reaction Mechanisms
Basic Concepts
Key principles:
- Electron movement
- Bond breaking/forming
- Reaction intermediates
- Transition states
Reaction Types
Common mechanisms:
- Substitution (SN1/SN2)
- Elimination (E1/E2)
- Addition
- Rearrangement
Kinetics
Rate factors:
- Rate laws
- Rate constants
- Activation energy
- Temperature effects
Applications
Uses in chemistry:
- Synthesis planning
- Product prediction
- Reaction optimization
- Mechanistic studies
Advanced Topics
Special cases:
- Concerted reactions
- Radical mechanisms
- Catalysis
- Stereochemistry