Labile

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006403",
  "term": "Labile",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Describing a chemical species that has a high reactivity or a short lifetime under a specified set of experimental conditions. The term is kinetic in nature, referring to the rate of transformation, and is the opposite of inert or persistent. In coordination chemistry, a complex is considered labile if its ligands are substituted within approximately one minute at 25°C.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "inert",
    "persistent",
    "reactive",
    "stable",
    "transient species",
    "unreactive",
    "unstable"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1134 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/labile/"
}