thermodynamic control

of product composition
Synonym: equilibrium control
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06316
The term characterizes conditions that lead to reaction products in a proportion governed by the @E02177@ for their interconversion and/or for the interconversion of reaction @I03096@ formed in or after the @R05140@. (Some workers prefer to describe this phenomenon as 'equilibrium control'.)
See also:
kinetic control (of product composition)
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1173 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'thermodynamic control' 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.T06316 RIS BibTex EndNote
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