A Two-State Reactivity Model Explains Un
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Eric J. Klinker; Sason Shaik; Hajime Hirao; Lawrence Que Jr.
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract **It's in the bond**: The cleavage of CH bonds by two related oxoiron(IV) complexes shows a range of kinetic isotope effect (KIE) values that exhibit an unusual dependence on the CH bond strength. Large nonclassical KIEs are observed for bond strengths below 93 kcal mol^−1^, while sem