The Hammond postulate describes the relationship between the energy of the transition state and the product distribution in a reaction that is capable of following more than one pathway.
1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options given in below:
The Hammond postulate states that reactions which are thermodynamically endothermic and kinetically have transitions states that occur in the reacton time frame, and resemble the in terms of energy and structure.
Options:
a. slow
b. fast
c. late
d. early
e. products
f. reactants