Apply Hammonds postulate to decide which reaction is faster: addition of HBr to 2-methylpropene or addition of HBr to trans2-butene. Assume that the energy difference between the starting alkenes can be ignored. Why is this assumption necessary?
Introduction T o Chemistry August 28, 2017 (Book Definition) Chemistry: the science that seeks to understand the behavior of matter by studying the behavior of atoms and molecules Atoms: “starting point”; have to assume the existence - Doesn’t change (Professor Definition) Chemistry: the science dealing with the composition and properties of substances and various forms of matter Matter (the “stuff”): have mass and takes up space 1. Composed w/ atoms 2. One substance changes into another by reorganizing the way atoms are arranged Scientific Theory: cannot be contradicted; have to correlate w/ experiments Ex. Atomic Theory: the theory that all matter is made up of atoms; existence of distinct, separable, indep
