mixing control 

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The experimental limitation of the @R05156@ in solution by the rate of mixing of solutions of the two reactants. It can occur even when the reaction @O04322@ is several powers of 10 less than that for an @E02089@ rate. Analogous (and even more important) effects of the limitation of reaction rates by the speed of mixing are encountered in heterogeneous (solid/liquid, solid/gas, liquid/gas) systems.
See also: microscopic diffusion control, stopped flow
Sources:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1141 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 174 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'mixing control' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03946 RIS BibTex EndNote
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