Title: transition state analogue
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - transition state analogue
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.T06469
Status: current

Definition
A substrate designed to mimic the properties or the geometry of the transition state of reaction.

Related Term
- transition state: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06468

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1174 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06469/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06469/xml

Citation: Citation: 'transition state analogue' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.T06469
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