Geminate recombination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004804",
  "term": "Geminate recombination",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process where a pair of reactive species, such as radicals or ions, formed from a single precursor molecule, recombine with each other before they can diffuse apart into the bulk solvent. This recombination occurs within the solvent cage where the species were generated. The efficiency of geminate recombination is influenced by solvent viscosity and temperature.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "cage",
    "diffusion",
    "transient species"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1117 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 166 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/geminate-recombination/"
}