ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 3 o a negative value of ago is associated with reactions that favor the formation of products when equilibrium is reached ° a positive value of△ go is associated with reactions for which the formation of products at equilibrium is unfavorable Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 3 A negative value of ∆G° is associated with reactions that favor the formation of products when equilibrium is reached. A positive value of ∆G° is associated with reactions for which the formation of products at equilibrium is unfavorable