Stepwise reaction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011362",
  "term": "Stepwise reaction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A chemical reaction that proceeds through a series of elementary steps, each involving one or more intermediate species. The overall reaction mechanism is a sequence of these individual steps, rather than a single concerted event. Each elementary step has its own rate constant and molecularity.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical reaction",
    "composite reaction",
    "elementary reaction",
    "intermediate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1167 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 187 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/stepwise-reaction/"
}