Preferred Label : spectator mechanism;
IUPAC definition : A pre-association mechanism in which one of the molecular entities, strong C /strong
, is already present in an encounter pair with strong A /strong during formation
of strong B /strong from strong A /strong , but does not assist the formation of
strong B /strong , e.g. The formation of strong B /strong from strong A /strong
may itself be a bimolecular reaction with some other reagent. Since strong C /strong
does not assist the formation of strong A /strong , it is described as being present
as a spectator, and hence such a mechanism is sometimes referred to as a spectator
mechanism.;
Origin ID : S05810;
See also
A pre-association mechanism in which one of the molecular entities, strong C /strong
, is already present in an encounter pair with strong A /strong during formation
of strong B /strong from strong A /strong , but does not assist the formation of
strong B /strong , e.g. The formation of strong B /strong from strong A /strong
may itself be a bimolecular reaction with some other reagent. Since strong C /strong
does not assist the formation of strong A /strong , it is described as being present
as a spectator, and hence such a mechanism is sometimes referred to as a spectator
mechanism.
