Angular distributions of reactive scattering arising from persistent complexes with oblate symmetric top transition states
- 20 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Physics
- Vol. 66 (3) , 675-684
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268978900100421
Abstract
Microcanonical transition state theory, as previously applied to scattering via a prolate symmetric top transition state, is extended to predict the angular distribution of reactive scattering arising from a long-lived collision complex dissociating via a transition state which approximates to an oblate symmetric top. Sideways peaked angular distributions are described by a simple formula with parameters which depend upon the structure and energetics of the transition state. This gives a mildly peaked angular distribution for reactive scattering via H atom elimination for the F + C2H4 reaction which is in excellent agreement with the experimental distribution. Isotropic scattering represents a limiting case which adjoins the range of forward and backward peaked distributions which has been described previously for reactive scattering via a prolate top transition state. Taken together the formulae for oblate and prolate tops now provide a comprehensive description of angular distributions of reactive scattering in terms of the structure and dynamics of the transition state.Keywords
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