Reaction intermediate
MOLECULAR ENTITY THAT IS FORMED FROM THE REACTANTS (OR PRECEDING INTERMEDIATES) AND REACTS FURTHER TO GIVE THE DIRECTLY OBSERVED PRODUCTS OF A CHEMICAL REACTION
Chemical Intermediate; Reaction intermediates; Pharmaceutical intermediates; Chemical intermediate; Chemical reaction intermediate; Reaction product
In chemistry, a reaction intermediate or an intermediate is a molecular entity that is formed from the reactants (or preceding intermediates) and reacts further to give the directly observed products of a chemical reaction. Most chemical reactions are stepwise, that is they take more than one elementary step to complete.