Abstract
An orientation-dependent centrifugal barrier model for describing the stereochemistry of reactions without activation energies is described. Applications to ion-polar molecule and atom-molecule reactions are discussed. The approach is similar in spirit to the line-of-centers model with an orientation-dependent activation barrier. It differs, however, from models that employ angle-averaged potentials; hence it recovers a steric factor (due to a limited cone of acceptance) and provides an explicit functional form for the orientation dependence of the reactivity within the cone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6954-6958 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |