Theory of Organic Reactions

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
One-Determinental Theory of Chemical Reactivity....Pages 1-17
Configuration Interaction Overview of Chemical Reactivity....Pages 18-30
The Dynamic Linear Combination of Fragment Configurations Method....Pages 31-50
Even-Even Intermolecular Multicentric Reactions....Pages 51-100
The Problem of Correlation Imposed Barriers....Pages 101-103
Reactivity Trends of Thermal Cycloadditions....Pages 104-125
Reactivity Trends of Singlet Photochemical Cycloadditions....Pages 126-146
Miscellaneous Intermolecular Multicentric Reactions....Pages 147-153
π + σ Addition Reactions....Pages 154-159
Even-Odd Multicentric Intermolecular Reactions....Pages 160-166
Potential Energy Surfaces for Odd-Odd Multicentric Intermolecular Reactions....Pages 167-170
Even-Even Intermolecular Bicentric Reactions....Pages 171-185
Even-Odd Intermolecular Bicentric Reactions....Pages 186-191
Odd-Odd Intermolecular Bicentric Reactions. Potential Energy Surfaces for Geometric Isomerization and Radical Combination....Pages 192-197
Odd-Odd Intramolecular Multicentric Reactions....Pages 198-214
Even-Even Intramolecular Multicentric Reactions....Pages 215-220
Mechanisms of Electrocyclic Reactions....Pages 221-225
Triplet Reactivity....Pages 226-249
Photophysical Processes....Pages 250-254
The Importance of Low Lying Nonvalence Orbitals....Pages 255-256
Divertissements....Pages 257-261
A Contrast of “Accepted” Concepts of Organic Reactivity and the Present Work....Pages 262-270
Epilogue....Pages 271-273
Back Matter....Pages 274-294