Reaction path

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009968",
  "term": "Reaction path",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The trajectory followed by a chemical system as it transforms from reactants to products, typically visualized on a potential energy surface. It represents the sequence of molecular geometries and energies that connect the initial and final states through a transition state. The minimum-energy reaction path corresponds to the most probable route.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "mechanism",
    "minimum-energy reaction path",
    "potential-energy surface",
    "sequence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1159 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/reaction-path/"
}