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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

WHY DO A STABLE INTERMEDIATES PROCEED REACTION ALTHOUGH A STABLE MOLECULES IS LESS REACTIVE DUE TO ITS STABILITY

Profile image of NAVLOK  MISHRA
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of SAGAR SINGH - IIT DELHI
15 Years ago

Dear navlok,

if a reaction proceeds with two transition states and one intermediate (two crests and one trough in between in G vs. time graph), and if the reaction can proceed in two pathways, a pathway with higher first activation energy necessarily have higher intermediate energy.

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