| Abstract: | An unexpected yes is the answer the author gives to the following questions: If a reactive intermediate was faced with two equally high energy barriers to product formation, could the kinetic product ratio ever be anything other than 1:1? If the two barriers were of unequal height, could there ever be a preference to form the product that corresponds to the higher barrier pathway? The basis for this yes are the results from molecular dynamics simulations and experiments that suggest that the interpretation of reaction mechanisms by statistical models is not always correct. |
