Term: parallel reactions
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04403

Definition:


Related Terms:
1) composite reaction (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01211).
2) simultaneous reactions (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05680).

Source: PAC, 1993, 65, 2291. 'Nomenclature of kinetic methods of analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2293 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365102291)

Citation: 'parallel reactions' 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.P04403

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