Kinetic versus thermodynamic control: Some historical landmarks

Jensen, William B.

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Title

Kinetic versus thermodynamic control: Some historical landmarks

Author(s)

Jensen, William B.

Issue Date

2014-09-15

Keyword(s)

• History
• Chemistry
• Kinetic thermodn control historical landmarks

Abstract

The study of chem. reactivity may be broadly divided into the subject areas of reaction stoichiometry, reaction kinetics, and reaction thermodn. The first deals with the classification of chem. reactions, their expression as properly balanced net chem. equations, and the various quant. calcns. that are based upon these balanced equations. The second deals with the detn. of rate laws and the deduction of reaction mechanisms, while the third deals with reaction efficiency and chem. equil. as a function of the relative stabilities of the various reactants and products, their concns., and the ambient temp. and pressure.

Publisher

Division of the History of Chemistry

ISSN

1053-4385

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

article

Language

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127894

DOI

https://doi.org/10.70359/bhc2014v039p107

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