title: The study of bimolecular reactions under non-pseudo-first order conditions.
abstract: In this work a new equation which describes the time evolution of bimolecular reactions is derived and tested by experiment. The equation is general and the results show that second-order reactions of any simple type may be accurately described by a quotient of exponential functions. The model and reagent concentration dependent observed rate constants show a complex non-linear behaviour when experimental conditions deviate from pseudo-first order nevertheless reducing to the well-known linear dependence when pseudo-first order conditions are met.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Biology, University of L'Aquila, Italy. malatest@univaq.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malatesta
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism; D006736:Horses; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009206:Myocardium; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D009211:Myoglobin; D002248:Carbon Monoxide