Preferred Label : composite reaction;
IUPAC definition : A chemical reaction for which the expression for the rate of disappearance of a reactant
(or rate of appearance of a product) involves rate constants of more than a single
elementary reaction. Examples are 'opposing reactions' (where rate constants of two
opposed chemical reactions are involved), 'parallel reactions' (for which the rate
of disappearance of any reactant is governed by the rate constants relating to several
simultaneous reactions to form different respective products from a single set of
reactants), and stepwise reactions.;
Origin ID : C01211;
See also
A chemical reaction for which the expression for the rate of disappearance of a reactant
(or rate of appearance of a product) involves rate constants of more than a single
elementary reaction. Examples are 'opposing reactions' (where rate constants of two
opposed chemical reactions are involved), 'parallel reactions' (for which the rate
of disappearance of any reactant is governed by the rate constants relating to several
simultaneous reactions to form different respective products from a single set of
reactants), and stepwise reactions.
