Reaction Profiles
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In question 4.40 in the Introduction to Organic Chemistry workbook, how do we know if the reactants or products are thermodynamically stable. Also how do we determine if a reaction is kinetically controlled?
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Albert Chong_1L
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Re: Reaction Profiles
Hi,
The products are thermodynamically stable if they have lower Free Energy than the reactants (1&2).
A reaction is kinetically stable if it has a high activation energy, because few reactants will become products at normal temperatures (2&4).
The products are thermodynamically stable if they have lower Free Energy than the reactants (1&2).
A reaction is kinetically stable if it has a high activation energy, because few reactants will become products at normal temperatures (2&4).
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