It must also describe the relative rates of the reaction steps and the rate equation for the overall reaction.

This normal process of oxide formation or self-healing is carried out in two reaction steps.

In practice many other factors have to be taken into account such as the kinetics of some of the reaction steps involved.

The proposed reaction steps are likely assisted by water molecule in solution acting as a catalyst.

Again this is possible because all the reaction steps are equilibria.

The driving force for this second reaction step is aromatization.

Other reaction steps and side reactions are also involved in this reaction mechanism.

The current production method includes two reaction steps with potentially hazardous azides.

The three hydroxyl groups were modified in the next five reaction steps.

A 6 membered cyclic transition state is proposed for this reaction step.