Transition step
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Transition step
Is the slow step in electrophilic addition always the first step or the step with the highest activation energy barrier?
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Re: Transition step
TA Andy said that for electrophilic addition that the slow step is always the first step.
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Re: Transition step
yes the first step is always slower because it involves breaking a bond and forming a high energy intermediate whereas in the second it only has to break that intermediate and form a new lower energy bond.
Re: Transition step
But then if the first step's activation energy is lower than the second steps then why wouldn't it be the second step?
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