Basics

Arrow pushing

Technique to describe progression of organic chemistry reaction mechanisms

Chain reaction

Sequence of reactions

Chemical reaction

Chemical reaction with at least one reaction intermediate and involving at least two consecutive elementary reactions

Dissociation (chemistry)

General process in which molecules (or ionic compounds such as salts, or complexes) separate or split into smaller particles such as atoms, ions or radicals, usually in a reversible manner

Elementary reaction

Single-step chemical reaction

Isomerization

Process by which a molecule is transformed into a molecule with exactly the same atoms, but the atoms are rearranged

Radical (chemistry)

Atom, molecule, or ion that has an unpaired valence electron; typically highly reactive

Reaction intermediate

Molecular entity formed as an elementary step in a multi-step chemical reaction

Reaction mechanism

Any model explaining a chemical reaction

Reversible reaction

Reaction where the reactants form products, which react together to give the reactants back