Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Exothermic:
A process such as a chemical reaction in which the
enthalpy
(
H
) of the
products
is smaller than the
enthalpy
of the
reactants
(i.e.,
Δ
H
< 0).
Energy profile
for a
concerted
exothermic reaction.
Related terms:
Endergonic
,
exergonic
,
endothermic
,
Δ
G
,
Δ
G
++
,
activation energy
,
energy of activation
,
E
a
,
E
act
,
enthalpy of formation
,
heat of formation
,
Δ
H
f
o
,
enthalpy of hydrogenation
,
heat of hydrogenation
,
enthalpy of combustion
,
heat of combustion
,
equilibrium
,
reaction coordinate
,
transition state
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