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Epoxidation
10. Addition Reactions / Epoxidation / Problem 2

To gain insight into concerted reactions, one can conceptualize them as stepwise reactions where all steps, except the slowest one, possess exceedingly small activation energies. Illustrate the hypothetical stepwise mechanism by presenting a reaction coordinate diagram for the following example.


Stepwise mechanism of epoxidation showing slow and fast reaction steps.

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