Atomic Statement
A thermodynamically favored process can be slow; an equilibrium constant does not specify how quickly a whiskey blend changes.
Principle
A thermodynamically favored process can be slow; an equilibrium constant does not specify how quickly a whiskey blend changes.
Evidence And Locators
Brown chapter 14, printed pp. 682–683; Clayden chapter 12, printed pp. 251–258.
Application
Separate mixing, thermal equilibration, headspace transfer and chemical reaction in resting experiments. Do not prescribe a universal esterification clock.
Boundary
A measured sensory difference alone does not identify the reaction or demonstrate chemical conversion.