Why Transition States are SO important!

What ARE transition states and intermediates? And why are they SO important in chemistry? In this video, we explore the science of transition state theory to see how catalysts change the activation energy of the rate determining step and make the whole reaction faster. This video was made at Kyushu University in Japan. It’s one of Japan’s top universities and we have courses on science and engineering in English. Click the link for more information: https://www.eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/u_international.html Visit us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sannijuroku/ Three Twentysix Project Leader, Writer, Producer etc: Dr Andrew Robertson 3D animations: Es Hiranpakorn and Siwat Pogboon Graphic Design: Maria Sucianto Production assistant: Pupe Pimchanok This video was produced at Kyushu University and supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP21K02904. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Kyushu University, JSPS or MEXT.