Canonical rate constant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001592",
  "term": "Canonical rate constant",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A rate constant that describes the overall rate of a chemical reaction at a specific temperature, assuming a canonical ensemble where the system is in thermal equilibrium with a heat bath. It is obtained by averaging the microcanonical rate constants over all possible energies according to the Boltzmann distribution. This constant is typically used for macroscopic reaction rates.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "microcanonical rate constant",
    "order of reaction",
    "reactant"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 155 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/canonical-rate-constant/"
}