specific catalysis

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The @A00051@ of a reaction by a unique @C00876@, rather than by a family of related substances. The term is most commonly used in connection with specific hydrogen-ion or hydroxide-ion (@L03654@ or @L03653@) @C00874@.
See also:
general acid catalysis
,
general base catalysis
,
pseudo-catalysis
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1165 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'specific 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.S05796 RIS BibTex EndNote
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