Energy & Kinetics

How fast a reaction goes versus how far — reaction-coordinate diagrams, activation energy, transition states and intermediates, the Hammond postulate, and what catalysis does and doesn't change.

  • Activation energy, transition states, and intermediates on the reaction coordinate
  • ΔG, ΔH, ΔS and thermodynamic vs kinetic control
  • The Hammond postulate and the rate-determining step
  • Rate laws, reaction order, and how catalysis works