1. Microkinetic Analysis and Catalytic Reaction Synthesis -- 2. Microkinetic Analysis -- 3. The Supporting Role of Empirical Information -- 4. Informative Experiments -- 5. Ethylene Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Platinum -- 6. Ammonia Synthesis Catalyzed by Iron -- 7. Ethane Hydrogenolysis Catalyzed by Group VIII Metals -- 8. Methane Oxidation Catalyzed by Molybdenum and Vanadium Oxides -- 9. Methane Dimerization Catalyzed by Li-MgO -- 10. Redox Catalysis by Transition Metals Exchanged in Zeolites -- 11. Isobutane Cracking Catalyzed by Acid Zeolites -- Appendix: Rate Constant.