Adiabatic treatments of reaction rates

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000256",
  "term": "Adiabatic treatments of reaction rates",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Theoretical approaches that simplify the calculation of chemical reaction rates by assuming that the electronic state of the reacting system does not change during the course of the reaction. These treatments consider the nuclei to move on a single potential-energy surface, which is determined by the electronic configuration. This approximation is valid when there is a large energy gap between electronic states.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "potential-energy surface"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 152 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/adiabatic-treatments-of-reaction-rates/"
}