A rapidly reversible step preceding the
rate-limiting step in a
stepwise reaction.
For example:
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1152
See also:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149
(A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC
Recommendations 1996))
on page 177
InChI=1/H2O/h1H2
InChI=1/C4H9N/c1-4(2)5-3/h1-3H3
InChI=1/H2O/h1H2/p-1/fHO/h1h/q-1
InChI=1/C4H9N/c1-4(2)5-3/h1-3H3/p+1/fC4H10N/h5H/q+1
InChI=1/C4H11NO/c1-4(2,6)5-3/h5-6H,1-3H3
XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYAF
GPASKFIFXOCRNP-UHFFFAOYAI
XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-GDBKARAACO
GPASKFIFXOCRNP-FHRQOGIGCF
CMWUSCNTMPWOKZ-UHFFFAOYAT
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.
