‘kinfitsim’—a software to fit kinetic data to a user selected mechanism

Abstract

A new software package, ‘kinfitsim’, for fitting and simulating kinetic data is presented. The main goals of the kinfitsim package are to obtain the best-fit parameters—rate constants, amplitudes and others—to a user specified chemical mechanism, plots of the calculated and experimental absorbance versus time, and a report to the user with the results. The kinfitsim package can be used in either chemical research or for educational purposes.