Elementary reaction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003806",
  "term": "Elementary reaction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A chemical reaction that occurs in a single step, exactly as written, without any intermediate steps or transition states other than the one explicitly shown. The molecularity of an elementary reaction is equal to its stoichiometric coefficients. Its rate law can be directly determined from the stoichiometry of the reactants.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "stepwise reaction",
    "transition state"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1993, 65, 2291. 'Nomenclature of kinetic methods of analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2294 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365102291)",
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1111 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/elementary-reaction/"
}