Identifying Intermediates and Transition States
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laurence14b2f
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Identifying Intermediates and Transition States
Hi everyone! How do we experimentally identify intermediates and transition states in complex reaction mechanisms? Thank you!
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Kai Johnson 3B
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Re: Identifying Intermediates and Transition States
Ill answer the first part, intermediates are found in elementary reactions by identifying which products in the first reaction are also in the reactants of the next reaction which is usually the slow step
A+B>C+D
E+C>F+G
Here C would be the intermediate
A+B>C+D
E+C>F+G
Here C would be the intermediate
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