Effects of additives on the oscillations of the Briggs-Rauscher reaction

Perturbations with chemical species that have dissimilar physico-chemical properties, such as bromide ions, polyphenols or iron complexes, are often used to investigate the detailed molecular mechanism of the Briggs-Rauscher (BR) oscillating reaction. We describe in this review the effects caused by some of these species and present their mechanistic interpretations. Some new original results are also reported.