The compound-molecule model in the theory of chemical reactions

1 January 1964

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Physics

Vol. 8 (5) , 473-483
https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976400100521

Abstract

The model of a compound molecule is considered in connection with oscillator models of chemical reactions. It is shown that for non-adiabatic reactions the isolated level approximation is a reasonable one and that the transition-state theory may be used for calculating the rate constant for thermal reactions proceeding via the compound molecule. The intramolecular energy exchange is discussed for Slater's and Kassel's models of activated molecules.

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