Preferred Label : quasi-equilibrium;
IUPAC definition : In conventional transition-state theory it is assumed that activated complexes are
formed in a state of equilibrium with the reactants. They are not in classical equilibrium
with the reactants; if they were, addition of more activated complexes to the system
would cause the equilibrium to shift in favour of the reactants. This would not occur
for an activated complexes, and the term quasi-equilibrium is used to denote this
special type of equilibrium.;
Origin ID : Q04999;
See also
In conventional transition-state theory it is assumed that activated complexes are
formed in a state of equilibrium with the reactants. They are not in classical equilibrium
with the reactants; if they were, addition of more activated complexes to the system
would cause the equilibrium to shift in favour of the reactants. This would not occur
for an activated complexes, and the term quasi-equilibrium is used to denote this
special type of equilibrium.
