Affiliation:
1. The author is in the Department of Chemistry, University College London, London WC1H OAJ, United Kingdom.
Abstract
It is now possible to use rigorous quantum scattering theory to perform accurate calculations on the detailed state-to-state dynamics of chemical reactions in the gas phase. Calculations on simple reactions, such as H + D
2
→ HD + D and F + H
2
→ HF + H, compete with experiment in their accuracy. Recent advances in theory promise to extend such accurate predictions to more complicated reactions, such as OH + H
2
→ H
2
O + H, and even to reactions of molecules on solid surfaces. New experimental techniques for probing reaction transition states, such as negative-ion photodetachment spectroscopy and pump-probe femtosecond spectroscopy, are stimulating the development of new theories.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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