Metathesis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007271",
  "term": "Metathesis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A chemical reaction involving the exchange of bonds between two reacting chemical species, resulting in the formation of new products with similar bonding patterns. This process typically occurs without a net change in the oxidation states of the atoms involved. Olefin metathesis, for instance, exchanges alkylidene units between two alkenes.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "molecularity",
    "chemical species"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1139 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/metathesis/"
}