labile

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The term has loosely been used to describe a relatively @U06569@ and @T06451@ or (less commonly) a relatively @S05900@ but reactive species. It must therefore not be used without explanation of the intended meaning.
See also:
inert
,
persistent
,
reactive
,
unreactive
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1134 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'labile' 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.L03432 RIS BibTex EndNote
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