Abstract
The significance of the Smoluchowski theory transcends its initial goal of depicting pseudo-unimolecular irreversible kinetics. We show that a generalized Smoluchowski theory (GST) provides a short-time description for reversible geminate dissociation reactions even in the presence of a potential of interaction. Using this property, we succeed in constructing an excellent approximation for the whole time dependence, in which the GST is the leading term. We discuss the implication of these observations to experimental data, particularly for excited-state proton transfer to solvent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1659-1668 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Polish Journal of Chemistry |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 11 |
State | Published - Nov 2003 |
Keywords
- Diffusion
- Geminate recombination
- Reversible kinetics
- Smoluchowski theory