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thermodynamic control (of product composition) definition

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The term characterizes conditions that lead to reaction products in a proportion governed by the equilibrium constant for their interconversion and/or for the interconversion of reaction intermediates formed in or after the rate-limiting step. (Some workers prefer to describe this phenomenon as "equilibrium control".)

See also kinetic control.

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