TransEffekt
TransEffekt is a concept in coordination chemistry referring to a kinetic trans influence exerted by a ligand on a metal complex. It describes how the presence of a ligand can accelerate substitution reactions at the position trans to it, shaping the pathway and rate of ligand exchange. The term is often used in German-language literature and is closely related to, but distinct from, the thermodynamic trans influence.
In explaining substitution processes, TransEffekt is considered the kinetic counterpart to the thermodynamic trans influence. While
Mechanistically, TransEffekt arises from electronic and steric interactions that destabilize the trans bond or make the
Applications of TransEffekt include predicting product distributions in inorganic synthesis and understanding catalytic substitution steps. See