Which process limits reaction rate when reactant molecular orbital symmetry is incompatible?

💡 Explanation

When reactant molecular orbital symmetry is incompatible, orbital overlap is inhibited, leading to an increased activation energy barrier because the transition state stabilization is lessened. Therefore an increased activation energy barrier is the limiting factor, rather than altered steric hindrance, Boltzmann distribution, or collision frequency, which relate to different reaction limitations.

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