The effect of reagent rotation on steric requirements of elementary exchange reactions

H. Kornweitz, A. Persky, R. D. Levine

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Abstract

The body-fixed coordinate system appears to be particularly suited for discussing the role of reagent rotation. The simple picture provided by the jz-conserving approximation accords with the available evidence and with specially performed trajectory computations for the O + HCl(v= 0,j) and O + DCl(v= 0,j) reactions. An even simpler, Line-of-centers-type model is also discussed. Both the possible decline in reactivity at low rotational excitation and its increase at higher levels of excitation can be accounted for.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)443-448
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume128
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1986

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