ChimicaInglese
Pubblicato in Corin Wagen
Autore Corin Wagen
One common misconception in mechanistic organic chemistry is that reactions are accelerated by speeding up the rate-determining step. This mistaken belief can lead to an almost monomaniacal focus on determining the nature of the rate-determining step. In fact, it's more correct to think of reactions in terms of the rate-determining span: the difference between the resting state and the highest-energy transition state.