Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

1.5 credits · Graduate

This course will present our current understanding of the factors that affect the rates of chemical reactions. Students will take the results of quantum chemical calculations of potential energy surfaces, and will use these to calculate the rates of elementary processes. Rates for elementary processes will be combined to predict the rates for processes proceeding by composite mechanisms. Emphasis will be on methods that can be applied to practical situations. PREREQUISITES: permission of the instructor FORMATS: Lecture