Abstract
The outstanding difference between the reactivities of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals can be rationalized in terms of the characteristic geometry of the tight transition state and high forward and reverse activation barriers along the reaction coordinate on the potential energy surface, as shown in the schematic representation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1099-1103 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | ChemPhysChem |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Jun 2 |
Keywords
- Ab initio calculations
- Gas-phase reactions
- Molecular dynamics
- Reaction mechanisms
- Transition states
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry