Chemical Reactions of H and D Atoms with NO<sub>2</sub> and CINO, a Crossed Molecular Beam Study

Three facets of radical-radical reactions are examined: their kinetics, i.e. the rates at which such reactions proceed ; their dynamics, i.e. the detailed nature of reactive collisions between radicals; and their mechanisms, i.e. the products which are given when more than one reactive channel is energetically accessible. The goal is to show how information about each of these attributes of radical-radical reactions helps to illuminate the fundamental character of radical-radical collisions. The connecting thread, in the spirit of Michael Polanyi's pioneering work, is the form of the potential-energy surface or surfaces that control the collisions. The general themes are illustrated by reference to studies of particular systems, especially those which have been, or are being, investigated in the author's laboratory. Every effort is made to assess the current level of understanding, to indicate areas where that understanding is deficient, and to suggest how o u r knowledge of radical-radical reactions might be improved.

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Chemical Reactions of H and D Atoms with NO₂ and CINO, a Crossed Molecular Beam Study

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Evaluation of HX (X = Cl, Br, O) product distributions from chemiluminescence. I. H atom reactions

Evaluation of HX (X = Cl, Br, O) product distributions from chemiluminescence. I. H atom reactions

Chapter 5 The Distribution of Energy in the Products of Simple Reactions

The Polanyi Lecture. Radical–radical reactions: kinetics, dynamics and mechanisms

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Chemical Reactions of H and D Atoms with NO2 and CINO, a Crossed Molecular Beam Study

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Evaluation of HX (X = Cl, Br, O) product distributions from chemiluminescence. I. H atom reactions

Evaluation of HX (X = Cl, Br, O) product distributions from chemiluminescence. I. H atom reactions

Chapter 5 The Distribution of Energy in the Products of Simple Reactions

The Polanyi Lecture. Radical–radical reactions: kinetics, dynamics and mechanisms

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Chemical Reactions of H and D Atoms with NO₂ and CINO, a Crossed Molecular Beam Study