Energy Flow In Molecules Can Affect Reaction Rates, Chemists Say
Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a new theory to account for energy flow within large molecules, finding that slow energy transfer can modify reaction rates. The study applied this theory to the kinetics of stilbene isomerization, showing good agreement between calculated and experimental data.
SourceUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau·JournalChemical Physics Letters·DateDec 4, 1997