CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY

forward reaction    →   napredna reakcija

Forward reaction is a reaction in which products are produced from reactants and it goes from left to right in a reversible reaction.

heterogenic reaction    →   heterogena reakcija

Heterogenic reactions are those reactions which take place in different phases (in different aggregate states).

homogenic reaction    →   homogena reakcija

Homogenic reactions are those reactions in which products and reactants are in the same phase (aggregate state).

Mannich reaction    →   Mannichova reakcija

Mannich reaction is a process in which hydrogen atoms in organic compounds are replaced with a methyl group.

Millon’s reaction    →   Millonova reakcija

Millon’s reaction is used for testing proteins by the appearance of red colour which the proteins give by reacting with a solution of mercury in nitric acid.

PCl5 reaction    →   reakcija s PCl5

Reaction with phosphorus pentachloride (PCl₅) is a characteristic of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group and this reaction is used to identify these compounds in an organic analysis.

reaction layer    →   reakcijski sloj

Reaction layer (in electrochemistry) is that layer of solution adjacent to an electrode within which a stationary distribution of electroactive species is established as the result of homogeneous reaction.

reaction mechanism    →   reakcijski mehanizam

Reaction mechanism is a list of all elementary reactions that occur in the course of an overall chemical reaction.

exothermic reaction    →   egzotermna reakcija

Exothermic reactions are those in which heat is released and there is a corresponding decrease in temperature (ΔH° < 0).

If the reaction is exothermic in one direction, in the opposite direction the reaction is endothermic.

reverse reaction    →   povratna reakcija

Reverse reaction is a reaction in backward directions, reaction (in the reversible reaction) in which original reactants emerge again from a products. It goes from right to left.