Preferred Label : specific acid–base catalysis;
IUPAC definition : catalysis by acids or bases in solution is said to be specific when the only observable
catalytic effects are those due to the ions formed from the solvent itself (e.g. if
when water is the solvent the only observable catalysis is that due to the H sup class
plus /sup and OH sup class minus /sup ions).;
Origin ID : S05789;
See also
catalysis by acids or bases in solution is said to be specific when the only observable
catalytic effects are those due to the ions formed from the solvent itself (e.g. if
when water is the solvent the only observable catalysis is that due to the H sup class
plus /sup and OH sup class minus /sup ions).
