Approaches to determine chlorine kinetic isotope effects (Cl-KIEs) on enzymatic dehalogenations are discussed and illustrated by representative examples. Three aspects are considered. First methodology for experimental measurement of Cl-KIEs, with stress being on FAB-IRMS technique developed in our laboratory, is described. Subsequently, we concentrate our discussion on the consequences of reaction complexity in the interpretation of experimental values, a problem especially important in cases of polychlorinated reactants. The most fruitful studies of enzymatic dehalogenations by Cl-KIEs require their theoretical evaluation, hence the computational focus of the second part of this chapter.

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