atom economy Flashcards
1
Q
who is barry trost
A
he is the pioneer of the concept of atom economy
2
Q
what is the atom economy = to
A
the molar mass of the desired product/ the sum of the molar masses of all the products
3
Q
what are the reaction types of atom economy
A
- elimination and substitution which have a lower atom economy
- addition reactions which have a 100% atom economy
- multistep reactions which have the lowest atom economies
