Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780073511214
Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 49DSP
Interpretation Introduction

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The states 2 - 4 in the potential energy diagram are to be classified.

Concept introduction:

A reactive intermediate is a species which is produced in one elementary step and consumed in the other step. It is neither a reactant nor a product in the overall reaction.

The transition state is the highest energy state. On a potential energy diagram, it appears between the reactants and the products.

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