Intrinsic reaction coordinate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006038",
  "term": "Intrinsic reaction coordinate",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The minimum energy path connecting reactants to products through a transition state on a potential energy surface. This path is defined as the steepest descent path from the transition state in both forward and reverse directions. It provides a theoretical description of the reaction pathway in terms of atomic displacements.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "minimum-energy reaction path",
    "transition state"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1947 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/intrinsic-reaction-coordinate/"
}