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Symmetry and the Transition State

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Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions

Part of the book series: Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions ((QTCR,volume 1))

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A review is given of the relationship between symmetry and the geometry of transition states.

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  1. School of Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, BN1 9QJ, Brighton, UK

    J. N. Murrell

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  1. CNRS, Centre de Mécanique Ondulatoire Appliquée, Paris, France

    Raymond Daudel

  2. CNRS, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France

    Alberte Pullman

  3. CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, Université de Paris Sud, Orsay, France

    Lionel Salem

  4. CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

    Alain Veillard

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Murrell, J.N. (1979). Symmetry and the Transition State. In: Daudel, R., Pullman, A., Salem, L., Veillard, A. (eds) Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions. Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9516-1_7

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