identity reaction

Synonym: degenerate chemical reaction
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A chemical reaction whose products are chemically identical with the reactants, for example the @M03989@ self exchange reaction of CH3I with I−.
See also:
degenerate rearrangement
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1124 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'identity reaction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02940 RIS BibTex EndNote
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