
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fenby, DV 
A1  - Bertrand, GL 
T1  - Statistical mechanics of deuterium exchange reactions : relationships between equilibrium constants and enthalpies of reaction
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1982
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
SP  - 237
EP  - 245
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9820237 
N2  - Bertrand and Burchfield proposed that the equilibrium constants K and the (standard) enthalpies &#916;H of isotopic exchange reactions are related by the equation  K = Kstatexp(-&#916;H/RT) in which Kstat is the statistical (random) equilibrium constant. The application of this equation to deuterium exchange reactions for which experimental K and &#916;H values are available suggests that it is a good approximation at 298 K. In this paper we present a statistical mechanical analysis to account for the success of the equation and to point out its limitations. 
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