autocatalytic reaction
A
chemical reaction
in which a product (or a reaction
intermediate
) also functions as a
catalyst
. In such a reaction the observed
rate of reaction
is often found to increase with time from its initial value.
See:
order of reaction
Source:
PAC, 1994,
66
, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1087
PAC, 1993,
65
, 2291
(Nomenclature of kinetic methods of analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 2292