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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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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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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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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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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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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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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orbital theory — Valence bond theory — Transition state theory — RRKM theory — Chemical graph theory — Flory–Huggins solution theory — Marcus theory — Lewis...
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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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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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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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(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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Though conceptually distinct, aromatic transition state theory (Zimmerman and Dewar), frontier molecular orbital theory (Fukui), and orbital symmetry conservation...
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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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collision theory, kinetic theory of gases, Lewis theory, molecular theory, molecular orbital theory, transition state theory, valence bond theory Physics:...
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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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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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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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Transition metals in the periodic table In chemistry, a transition metal (or transition element) is a chemical element in the d-block of the periodic...
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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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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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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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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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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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when these data are analyzed using the Eyring equation of the transition state theory. The standard entropy of activation is symbolized ΔS‡ and equals...
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state, according to its transition function, which takes the previous state and current input symbol as its arguments. Automata theory is closely related to...
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