Analysis of a mechanism of the chloride-iodide reaction

We present a detailed analysis of the most recent mechanism of the oscillatory chlorite-iodide reaction proposed by Citri and Epstein. First, we use stoichiometric network analysis (SNA) to determine the complete set of major reaction pathways (extreme currents) of the mechanism under CSTR conditions. Two qualitatively different types of unstable extreme currents are predicted within the mechanism. At three different steady states the dominant extreme currents (EC) are singled out. Subgroups of elementary reactions («dynamic elements»), dominant at different times during a cycle of oscillation, are identified