In chemistry, transition state theory (TST) explains the reaction rates of elementary chemical reactions. The theory assumes a special type of chemical...
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a transition state has been important in many theories of the rates at which chemical reactions occur. This started with the transition state theory (also...
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Activated complex (redirect from Activated Complex Theory)
Transition state theory (also known as activated complex theory) studies the kinetics of reactions that pass through a defined intermediate state with...
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Nonadiabatic transition state theory (NA-TST) is a powerful tool to predict rates of chemical reactions from a computational standpoint. NA-TST has been...
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Arrhenius equation (section Transition state theory)
Eyring equation, another Arrhenius-like expression, appears in the "transition state theory" of chemical reactions, formulated by Eugene Wigner, Henry Eyring...
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Variational transition-state theory is a refinement of transition-state theory. When using transition-state theory to estimate a chemical reaction rate...
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Pericyclic reaction (redirect from Aromatic transition state theory)
to the same predictions. The aromatic transition state theory assumes that the minimum energy transition state for a pericyclic process is aromatic, with...
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In automata theory and sequential logic, a state-transition table is a table showing what state (or states in the case of a nondeterministic finite automaton)...
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related fields like biology, a phase transition (or phase change) is the physical process of transition between one state of a medium and another. Commonly...
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Semiclassical Transition State Theory (SCTST) is an efficient chemical rate theory, which aims to calculate accurate rate constants of chemical reactions...
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Michael Polanyi. The equation follows from the transition state theory, also known as activated-complex theory. If one assumes a constant enthalpy of activation...
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orbital theory — Valence bond theory — Transition state theory — RRKM theory — Chemical graph theory — Flory–Huggins solution theory — Marcus theory — Lewis...
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in the gas phase and then extrapolated to bulk solution. Transition state theory is the theory of the rates of elementary reactions which assumes a special...
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Reaction rate constant (section Divided saddle theory)
reaction: t 1 / 2 = ln 2 k {\textstyle t_{1/2}={\frac {\ln 2}{k}}} . Transition state theory gives a relationship between the rate constant k ( T ) {\displaystyle...
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(RRK theory) and generalized (into the RRKM theory) in 1952 by Marcus who took the transition state theory developed by Eyring in 1935 into account. These...
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Marcus theory takes the place of Eyring's transition state theory which has been derived for reactions with structural changes. Both theories lead to...
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the reaction. The activation energy is often predicted using the transition state theory. Increasing the concentration of the reactant brings about more...
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collision theory, kinetic theory of gases, Lewis theory, molecular theory, molecular orbital theory, transition state theory, valence bond theory Physics:...
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Though conceptually distinct, aromatic transition state theory (Zimmerman and Dewar), frontier molecular orbital theory (Fukui), and orbital symmetry conservation...
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Kinetic isotope effect (section Theory)
vibrations. Theoretical treatment of isotope effects relies heavily on transition state theory, which assumes a single potential energy surface for the reaction...
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In control theory, the state-transition matrix is a matrix whose product with the state vector x {\displaystyle x} at an initial time t 0 {\displaystyle...
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In demography, demographic transition is a phenomenon and theory in the social sciences referring to the historical shift from high birth rates and high...
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transition state. Transition state analogs can be used as inhibitors in enzyme-catalyzed reactions by blocking the active site of the enzyme. Theory suggests...
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Automata Theory. Another possible representation is the state-transition table. A classic form of state diagram for a finite automaton (FA) is a directed graph...
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Values of A for some reactions can be found at Collision theory. According to transition state theory, A can be expressed in terms of the entropy of activation...
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energy surface) associated with the reaction. In the formalism of transition-state theory the reaction coordinate for each reaction step is one of a set...
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the transition state theory. In essence, the reaction rates are influenced by differential solvation of the starting material and transition state by the...
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Rate Theory or Transition state theory of chemical reactions, connecting the fields of chemistry and physics through atomic theory, quantum theory, and...
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Quantum chemistry (section Valence bond theory)
Kassel in 1928, and generalized into the RRKM theory in 1952 by Marcus who took the transition state theory developed by Eyring in 1935 into account. These...
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energy required to reach the transition state, and the exponential relationship k = A exp(−Ea/RT) holds. In transition state theory, a more sophisticated model...
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