[texhax] \stackrel error

[Clifford Weil]

John.

In addition to the comments by bb, I suggest trying the command  
\substack instead of \stackrel.

On Dec 21, 2011, at 7:54 AM, Simmie, John wrote:

> This
> $k_{\mbox{-}1}$
> gives a nice balanced symbol to indicate  the reverse of $k_1$
>
> But this construction fails when embedded in a \stackrel{}{} command
>
> \begin{align*}
> \mathrm{(CH_3)_2\dot{C}H + \dot{C}H_2OH} &
> \stackrel{k_{\mbox{-}1}}{\longrightarrow}\mathrm{(CH_3)_2CHCH_2OH (+  
> M)}
> \\
>      &  \longrightarrow
> \mathrm{(CH_3)_2CHCH_2OH}^{\ast}\stackrel{k_{\mbox{-}2}} 
> {\longrightarrow
> }   \mathrm{CH_3\dot{C}HCH_2OH + \dot{C}H_3}\\
>      &  \longrightarrow
> \mathrm{(CH_3)_2CHCH_2OH}^{\ast}\stackrel{k_{\mbox{-}3}} 
> {\longrightarrow
> }  \mathrm{(CH_3)_2C\bond2CH_2 + H_2O}                   \\
> \end{align*}
>
> I have to be doing something wrong ?  Right ?
>
> Emeritus Professor John Simmie::Combustion Chemistry Centre::NUI  
> Galway,
> Ireland
>
>
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Clifford E. Weil
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
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