Mechanisms as “bookkeeping of electrons

These arrows show us how the reaction took place. For most of the reactions that you will see this semester, the mechanisms are well understood (although there are some reactions whose mechanisms are still being debated today). You should think of a mechanism as bookkeeping of electrons. Just as an accountant will do the bookkeeping of a company s cash flow (money coming in and money going out), the mechanism of a reaction is the bookkeeping of the flow of electrons. 

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ ]

See also in sourсe #XX -- [ ]

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