Reaction intermediate
= Reaction intermediate
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A <reaction intermediate> is formed in one step of a <reaction mechanism> and consumed in a later step, cancelling from the net <chemical equation>. A <reaction intermediate> can connect the transformations in <energy coupling>; it is distinct from a <transition state>. See the https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03096[IUPAC Gold Book: intermediate].