specific acid–base catalysis

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@C00874@ by acids or bases in solution is said to be specific when the only observable catalytic effects are those due to the ions formed from the solvent itself (e.g. if when water is the solvent the only observable @C00874@ is that due to the H+ and OH− ions).
See:
catalysis
,
general acid catalysis
,
general base catalysis
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 150 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'specific acid–base catalysis' 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.S05789 RIS BibTex EndNote
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