A
chain reaction which includes a
propagation step or steps in which there is an increase in the number of active intermediates;
for example,
is a branching reaction since one active intermediate
(
H
)
gives rise to two
(
OH
and
O
).
Source:
PAC, 1981, 53, 753
(Symbolism and terminology in chemical kinetics (Provisional))
on page 762
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
