Kinetic isotope effects

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the reaction-mechanisms subtree

Primary KIE kH/kD 2-7 for C-H cleavage via zero-point energy difference. Inverse KIE when bond strengthens. Tunneling contributions (>10 KIE). Diagnostic of rate-limiting step.

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