Formal rate
Formal kinetics is a term coined by Heinz Mauser for a photochemical investigation method that is used to elucidate reaction mechanisms. It is mainly used in photokinetics .
This involves, for example, tracking a mixture of n reaction participants at n wavelengths for a period of time by spectrometry. The temporal spectral curves make it possible to exclude certain reaction mechanisms as well as to determine the characteristic rate constants for suspected reaction mechanisms . In this way, it is possible to elucidate chemical reactions caused by light ( UV light or visible light).
literature
- Heinz Mauser : Formal Kinetics. Bertelsmann Univ.-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1974, ISBN 3-571-19188-9 .
- Günter Gauglitz : Practical Spectroscopy. Attempo-Verlag, Tübingen 1983, ISBN 3-921552-38-9 .