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It has been shown in the framework of the theory of nonadiabatic transitions that consideration of the exponential dependence of the electronic matrix element of a transition on the distance between the reactants leads to a compensation effect. An expression for the isokinetic temperature in terms of the activation energy and the characteristic vibrational frequency has been obtained for reactions taking place in the normal region in nonpolar media. The conditions for the observation of the compensation effect and the conditions determining the sign of the isokinetic potential have been discussed.
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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 223–226, March–April, 1986.
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Ivanov, A.I., Lomakin, G.S. & Ponomarev, O.A. Compensation effect in the theory of nonadiabatic reactions. Theor Exp Chem 22, 208–211 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00519196
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00519196