ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Hyperbolic reaction curves with concentration-independent relaxation times are obtained from the simple reaction scheme A⇌I + P; A + I → P. While a mathematically perfect hyperbola is only obtained, if two of the three rate constants are accidentally degenerate, the same function can still be used as a very close approximation in the general case, and the differences may go unnoticed even for well-defined stopped-flow experiments. In view of the simplicity of the reaction, it is suggested that reaction curves with second-order (hyperbolic) shapes, but concentration-independent relaxation times may be a common feature in chemical kinetics.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19840670815
