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Kinetics: Partial mechanism
« on: November 06, 2006, 09:23:46 AM »
I have a question which i don't understand:

It says a partial mechansim for the reaction may be proposed as :

MnO4- + C6H5CH2OH + H+ --------> intermediate

Write one sentence to explain why such a mechanism is flawed?? Thanks heaps

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Re: Kinetics: Partial mechanism
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2006, 03:24:03 PM »
How often do trimolecular collisions occur?

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Re: Kinetics: Partial mechanism
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2006, 06:19:06 AM »
Trimolecular molecules rarely occur. Thanks.

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