Attractive potential-energy surface

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000936",
  "term": "Attractive potential-energy surface",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A region on a potential-energy surface where the energy decreases as reactants approach each other, indicating a net attractive force between them. This configuration promotes the formation of a transition state and subsequent product formation. Such surfaces are characteristic of reactions with low activation energies.",
  "synonyms": [
    "early-downhill surface"
  ],
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "potential-energy profile",
    "potential-energy surface",
    "reaction path"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 153 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/attractive-potential-energy-surface/"
}