thermodynamic control

of product composition
Synonym: equilibrium control
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The term characterizes conditions that lead to reaction products in a proportion governed by the @[email protected] for their interconversion and/or for the interconversion of reaction @[email protected] formed in or after the @[email protected] (Some workers prefer to describe this phenomenon as 'equilibrium control'.)
See also:
kinetic control (of product composition)
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1173 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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