Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The transition state for each step involved in the exothermic hydrolysis of tertiary-butyl chloride, resulting in t (tertiary)-butyl alcohol and chloride ions. The reactions are given as follows:

Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life, Chapter 6, Problem 62TQ

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A biochemical reaction follows the same rules as followed by a chemical reaction occurring in a laboratory. There is a formation of electron deficient species (electrophiles), electron rich species (nucleophiles), as well as least stable transition states. The transition state is the structural form of reactant moleculesand possesses the highest energy, compared toproducts and reactants of the reaction.

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