Abstract
Vibrational excitation provides a means for identifying the degrees of freedom in a molecule that are spectators or participants in a bimolecular reaction. In our study of the reactions of vibrationally excited H2O with H and Cl atoms and vibrationally excited HCN with H, O, and Cl atoms, we find that in direct reactions the nonreacting bond of a molecule is a spectator to the reaction. When the nonreacting bond participates in the reaction, the reaction mechanism is not direct but proceeds through an intermediate complex.
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Pfeiffer, J.M. et al. (1996). Spectators and Participants in Vibrational State Controlled Bimolecular Reactions. In: Wolfrum, J., Volpp, HR., Rannacher, R., Warnatz, J. (eds) Gas Phase Chemical Reaction Systems. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80299-7_3
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