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7.1.2 Formal kinetic model 149<br />

7.1.3 The fundamental equation for ( ) 149<br />

7.1.4 Tolman’s interpretation of the Arrhenius activation energy 153<br />

7.2 Applications of transition state theory 154<br />

7.2.1 The molecular partition functions 154<br />

7.2.2 Example 1: Reactions of two atoms A + B → A···B ‡ → AB 156<br />

7.2.3 Example 2: The reaction F + H 2 → F···H···H ‡ → FH + H 157<br />

7.2.4 Example 3: Deviations from Arrhenius behavior (T dependence of ( ))* 159<br />

7.3 Thermodynamic interpretation of transition state theory 160<br />

7.3.1 Fundamental equation of thermodynamic transition state theory 160<br />

7.3.2 Applications of thermodynamic transition state theory 164<br />

7.3.3 Kinetic isotope effects 166<br />

7.3.4 Gibbs free enthalpy correlations 168<br />

7.3.5 Pressure dependence of 168<br />

7.4 Transition state spectroscopy 170<br />

7.5 References 174<br />

8 Unimolecular reactions 175<br />

8.1 Experimental observations 175<br />

8.2 Lindemann mechanism 178<br />

8.3 Generalized Lindemann-Hinshelwood mechanism 182<br />

8.3.1 Master equation 182<br />

8.3.2 Equilibrium state populations 184<br />

8.3.3 The density of vibrational states () 185<br />

8.3.4 Unimolecular reaction rate constant in the low pressure regime 188<br />

8.3.5 Unimolecular reaction rate constant in the high pressure regime 190<br />

8.4 The specific unimolecular reaction rate constants () 191<br />

8.4.1 Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel (RRK) theory 191<br />

8.4.2 Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory 193<br />

8.4.3 The SACM and VRRKM model 198<br />

8.4.4 Experimental results 199<br />

8.5 Collisional energy transfer* 200<br />

8.6 Recombination reactions 201

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