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Determination of initial reaction rates using wilkinson's relation
Author(s) -
Ernst William R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.550211208
Subject(s) - chemistry , reaction rate constant , simple (philosophy) , range (aeronautics) , first order , reaction rate , relation (database) , rate equation , mathematics , thermodynamics , kinetics , classical mechanics , catalysis , physics , computer science , organic chemistry , philosophy , materials science , epistemology , database , composite material
Uncertainty sometimes exists in determining initial reaction rates from experimental data. A method, originally proposed by Wilkinson [9] for estimating orders and rate constants for simple batch n th order reactions, has been generalized to complex kinetic systems. This method yields very accurate initial rates for all systems and extends the conversion range of experimental investigation of initial rates well beyond the “zero‐order” region. Accurate initial rates are required in analytical methods used for screening alternate reaction mechanisms.