The use of van der Waals forces to orient chemical reactants: The H+CO2 reaction
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 83 (1) , 444-445
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.449839
Abstract
The 193 nm excitation of the CO2 ⋅ HBr van der Waals complex causes HBr to dissociate rapidly, thereby promoting the endothermic reaction of atomic hydrogen with the adjacent CO2. The reactants are highly oriented by the CO2 ⋅ HBr equilibrium geometry.Keywords
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