Kinetic equivalence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006355",
  "term": "Kinetic equivalence",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The relation between two proposed reaction mechanisms that imply the same rate law, so that kinetic measurements alone cannot tell them apart. A classic case is a general-acid-catalysed route and a specific-acid, general-base route that give identical rate equations. Other evidence, such as isotope effects, solvent effects or trapped intermediates, is then needed to choose between them.",
  "synonyms": [
    "kinetic ambiguity"
  ],
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "rate law",
    "transformation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1133 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/kinetic-equivalence/"
}