atom–molecule complex mechanism

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00510
A mechanism that sometimes applies to the combination of atoms, but rarely of free radicals. In this mechanism the atom A first combines with a @T06361@ or @C00973@,
A00510-1.png
and the complex AM then forms A2 + M by collision with another atom A.
Contrast the @E02116@.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 153 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'atom–molecule complex mechanism' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00510 RIS BibTex EndNote
Div. IPDFTextJSONHistory
Last revised: February 24, 2014