Bimolecular reaction

Definition

A bimolecular reaction in organic chemistry involves two reactant molecules coming together to undergo a chemical change. It is characterized by a second-order reaction rate, meaning the rate depends on the concentration of both reactants.

Related terms

SN2 Reaction: An SN2 reaction is a type of bimolecular nucleophilic substitution where the bond formation and bond breaking occur simultaneously in one step.

Activation Energy: Activation energy is the minimum amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to proceed, crucial for both unimolecular and bimolecular reactions.

Nucleophile: A nucleophile is a chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in reaction mechanisms, including bimolecular reactions