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🔀 Not coordinated ⚗️ Separate steps
unconcerted

unconcerted

8.6
A chemical reaction that happens in separate steps
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.kənˈsɜr.tɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no concertado
  • The chemist explained that the reaction was unconcerted, involving several distinct intermediates.

Examples

  • Unlike a concerted process, an unconcerted reaction proceeds through multiple steps.

  • Researchers observed an unconcerted mechanism with a clear separation between the two main stages.

  • This reaction is unconcerted.

  • The unconcerted reaction produced unexpected byproducts.

  • The chemist explained that the reaction was unconcerted, involving several distinct intermediates.

  • Unlike a concerted process, an unconcerted reaction proceeds through multiple steps.

  • Researchers observed an unconcerted mechanism with a clear separation between the two main stages.

Synonyms

step-by-step
vsunconcerted
23 2.8

Done in separate parts, each finished before the next

is focused on chemical reactions that proceed via intermediates, not one step
stepwise
vsunconcerted
2 6.0

Happens in small steps rather than all at once

is used for chemical reactions proceeding through separate sequential steps
multistep
vsunconcerted
1 4.4

Having several stages that happen one after another

is a chemistry term stressing sequential steps with intermediates

Antonyms

concerted
31 5.6

People or groups work together in a planned, coordinated way

How Concerted

concerted
31 5.6
unconcerted
  • Specialized
8.6
stepwise
2 6.0
multistep
1 4.4

Surface Forms

unconcerted positive

Morphology

unconcerted = concerted (semi-transparent) = un + concert + ed

Morphologically it's un- + concerted, but the chemical meaning of 'concerted' (a single-step mechanism) is technical, so the negation is clear but the sense requires specialized domain knowledge.

Etymology

The word unconcerted combines un- meaning 'not' with concert, and a concert is a music event where everyone plays together. So in chemistry an unconcerted reaction does not happen 'at once' but goes in several separate steps.