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bimolecular reaction

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bimolecular reaction (E2, SN2)
[bī′molek′yələr]
a reaction in which more than one molecule is involved in the slow step. An enzyme-catalyzed reaction usually consists of a series of bimolecular reactions. It may follow second-order, or more complicated, chemical kinetics.


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Others describe principles of unimolecular and bimolecular reactions.
The reaction is initiated by decomposition of the peroxide, which leads to hydrogen abstraction from the polymer, followed by bimolecular reaction of two radicals to form a crosslink in the polymer.
 
 
 
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