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Chlorine Isotope Effect

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DURING the past few years, there has been a growing interest in the differences in reaction-rates which arise from isotopic substitution. Attention has been largely focused on the isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen1, but recently the effect has been demonstrated for heavier atoms, in particular for the isotopes of sulphur2.

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BARTHOLOMEW, R., BROWN, F. & LOUNSBURY, M. Chlorine Isotope Effect. Nature 174, 133 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174133a0

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