Rate equationIn chemistry, the rate law or rate equation for a chemical reaction is a mathematical equation that links the rate of forward reaction with the concentrations or pressures of the reactants and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial reaction orders). For many reactions, the initial rate is given by a power law such as where [\mathrm{A}] and [\mathrm{B}] express the concentration of the species \mathrm{A} and \mathrm{B}, usually in moles per liter (molarity, M).
StereoisomerismIn stereochemistry, stereoisomerism, or spatial isomerism, is a form of isomerism in which molecules have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms in space. This contrasts with structural isomers, which share the same molecular formula, but the bond connections or their order differs. By definition, molecules that are stereoisomers of each other represent the same structural isomer.
Asymmetric inductionAsymmetric induction (also enantioinduction) describes the preferential formation in a chemical reaction of one enantiomer or diastereoisomer over the other as a result of the influence of a chiral feature present in the substrate, reagent, catalyst or environment. Asymmetric induction is a key element in asymmetric synthesis. Asymmetric induction was introduced by Hermann Emil Fischer based on his work on carbohydrates. Several types of induction exist.
MDMALa MDMA (pour 3,4-méthylènedioxy-N-méthylamphétamine) est une amine sympathicomimétique, molécule psychostimulante de la classe des amphétamines. Puissant sympathicomimétique et sérotoninergique, la MDMA est souvent utilisée comme drogue, vendue alors sous forme de cristaux (souvent impurs) ou de pilules sous le nom d'ecstasy (de teneur variable en principe actif). Souvent, ces produits ne contiennent pas uniquement de la MDMA mais aussi des molécules proches telles que des sous-produits de synthèse (MDA ou MBDB) ou des analogues de synthèse comme la méthylone.
