Reaction Mechanisms, Rate Laws, Reaction Profiles, and SN1 vs. SN2 Reactions

A reaction mechanism is a description of how a chemical reaction happens. The kinetics--and specifically the rate law--can be used to determine the mechanism of a reaction. In this video, we will look at a nucleophilic substitution reaction to better understand chemical kinetics.
chemical kinetics
rate law
reaction mechanism
reaction mechanism arrows
intermediate
transition state
reaction profile
reactants vs. products
exothermic vs. endothermic
enthalpy of reaction
activation energy
number of steps in a reaction
slow step = rate-determining step
SN1 vs. SN2

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