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Most chemical reactions takes more than one elementary step to complete, and an reactive intermediate is an unstable product that only exists in one of the intermediate steps. The series of steps together make a reaction Mechanism . It differs from the reactants and products in the way that it cannot be isolated, and is thus not directly observable. An example would be

:A + 2B → C + D + E,

broken down to steps:

:A + B → C + X
:X → D + Y
:B + Y → E.

Here X and Y are intermediates.


THE MAIN CARBON REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES.


based on Carbon



common features




THE OTHER REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES.





REFERENCES


  • Carey, Francis A.; Sundberg, Richard J.; (1984). Advanced Organic Chemistry Part A Structure and Mechanisms (2nd ed.). New York N.Y.: Plenum Press. ISBN 0-306-41198-9.

  • March Jerry; (1885). Advanced Organic Chemistry reactions, mechanisms and structure (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, inc. ISBN 0-471-85472-7

  • Gilchrist T.C.;Rees C.W.; (1969) carbenes, nitrenes and arynes. Nelson. London.