Chemists characterize a chemical state thought to be unobservable
Researchers determine the energy and map the structure of a chemical reaction’s transition state
14-Dec-2015 -
For the first time, MIT chemists have measured the energy of the transition state of a chemical reaction — a fleeting, unstable state that is a reaction’s point of no return.
Chemists have long believed it impossible to experimentally characterize transition states, but the MIT team achieved it ...
acetylene
isomerization
laser spectroscopy
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