Preferred Label : chemical activation;
IUPAC definition : When some of the energy required for a reaction is provided by a preceding exothermic
chemical reaction there is said to be chemical activation. For example, in the scheme:
some or all of the energy required for X to decompose is provided by the first reaction.;
Origin ID : C01017;
See also
When some of the energy required for a reaction is provided by a preceding exothermic
chemical reaction there is said to be chemical activation. For example, in the scheme:
some or all of the energy required for X to decompose is provided by the first reaction.