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Perspective on “The activated complex in chemical reactions”

Eyring H (1935) J Chem Phys 3: 107

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A general theory of the absolute rates of chemical reactions proved to be an elusive goal for nineteenth century chemists. This goal would only be achieved through a combination of statistical mechanics with the new quantum mechanics of the early twentieth century, when the insights of Henry Eyring and his contemporaries lead to the absolute rate equation that we are only now beginning to rigorously evaluate. The conceptual focus of absolute rate theory is the transition state (or activated complex), the window through which the future plunges into the past, and this is still the foundation of our understanding of chemical reaction rates as we enter the new millennium.

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Petersson, G.A. (2000). Perspective on “The activated complex in chemical reactions”. In: Cramer, C.J., Truhlar, D.G. (eds) Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10421-7_8

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