Svante Arrhenius 1889 (Z. Phys. Chem. 4:226) formulated the temperature-dependence of chemical reaction rate constants as k(T) = A·exp(−E_a/(k_B T)) with pre-exponential factor A (collision-frequency × steric factor) and activation energy…
Arrhenius 1889: k(T) = A·exp(−E_a/(k_B T))
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- Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
- Partition function
- Arrhenius slope: d(ln k)/d(1/T) = −E_a/k_B (exact)
- Heine–Borel theorem
- Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)
- Controlled radical polymerization (ATRP, RAFT)
- Hydrocracking & hydrotreating
- Water electrolysis (PEM/SOEC)
- Click chemistry (CuAAC)
- Prodrug strategy
- e_aq⁻ pseudo-first-order: [e](t) = [e₀]·exp(−k[S]t); t_½ = ln 2/k_eff
- Click chemistry: CuAAC 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition → 1,2,3-triazole
- Arrhenius framework: k = A·exp(-E_a/RT) and Arrhenius-plot slope
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- Nitrogenase (FeMo-co)
- Unnatural amino acid (UAA) incorporation
- Hydrothermal-vent biology
- Xenobiotic metabolism