Do highly excited reactive polyatomic molecules behave ergodically?

A Theory of Sensitized Luminescence in Solids

1953 • 8,363 citations

Zwischenmolekulare Energiewanderung und Fluoreszenz

1948 • 7,839 citations

10th Spiers Memorial Lecture. Transfer mechanisms of electronic excitation

1959 • 3,260 citations

Calculation of Vibrational Relaxation Times in Gases

1952 • 1,096 citations

Intermolecular energy transfer and fluorescence.

1948 • 686 citations

The Kinetics of the Recombination of Methyl Radicals and Iodine Atoms.

1951 • 645 citations

Exchange reactions of alkali atoms with alkali halides: a collision complex mechanism

1967 • 506 citations

Intermolecular vibrational energy transfer in thermal unimolecular systems

1977 • 446 citations

Statistical Theory of Chemical Kinetics : Application to Neutral-Atom—Molecule Reactions

1966 • 444 citations

Use of local modes in the description of highly vibrationally excited molecules

1977 • 433 citations

Transition state theory for collision complexes: product translational energy distributions

1972 • 224 citations

Quantum ergodicity and vibrational relaxation in isolated molecules

1974 • 219 citations

Chloroethylene photochemical lasers: Vibrational energy content of the HCl molecular elimination products

1974 • 188 citations

Unimolecular Processes V: Maximum Free Energy Criterion for the High Pressure Limit of Dissociation Reactions

1977 • 175 citations

The Thermal Unimolecular Isomerization of Methyl Isocyanide. Fall-of Behaviour

1962 • 154 citations

Multiphoton molecular dissociation in intense laser fields

1976 • 153 citations

Molecular Beam Study of Multiphoton Dissociation of S<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">F</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>

1977 • 152 citations

Intramolecular energy relaxation. Nonrandom decomposition of hexafluorobicyclopropyl

1971 • 149 citations

On the theory of energy distributions of products of molecular beam reactions involving transient complexes

1975 • 148 citations

Monte Carlo Calculations. VI. A Re-evaluation of the RRKM Theory of Unimolecular Reaction Rates

1968 • 133 citations

Collisional Transition Probabilities for Vibrational Deactivation of Chemically Activated sec-Butyl Radicals. The Rare Gases

1963 • 126 citations

Anharmonicity in Unimolecular Reactions

1961 • 125 citations

Molecular Beam Kinetics: Four-Atom Collision Complexes in Exchange Reactions of CsCl with KCl and KI

1972 • 104 citations

The criterion of minimum state density in unimolecular rate theory. An application to ethane dissociation

1976 • 103 citations

Unimolecular decomposition of the long-lived complex formed in the reaction F+C4H8

1973 • 103 citations

Vibrational energy transfer in methane and methane–rare-gas mixtures

1976 • 95 citations

Initial distribution of energy in produced by CO2 laser-induced dissociation of CF2Cl2 and CF2Br2

1977 • 94 citations

The question of energy randomization in the decomposition of chemically activated C2H4F

1976 • 92 citations

Selective dissociation of polyatomic molecules by intense infrared laser fields

1977 • 91 citations

Chemical-Reaction Cross Sections, Quasiequilibrium, and Generalized Activated Complexes

1966 • 90 citations

Classical trajectory study of internal energy distributions in unimolecular processes

1976 • 87 citations

Infrared chemiluminescence studies of chlorine substitution reactions with brominated unsaturated hydrocarbons

1976 • 86 citations

Multiple-photon isotope separation in SF6: Effect of laser pulse shape and energy, pressure, and irradiation geometry

1977 • 85 citations

Lasers and chemistry

1977 • 83 citations

Intracavity cw dye laser photoactivation of unimolecular reactants: isomerization of state-selected methyl isocyanide

1977 • 81 citations

Reactions of Methylene. IV. Propylene and Cyclopropane

1960 • 78 citations

On the theory of translational energy distributions of product molecules of molecular beam reactions involving transient complexes. II

1977 • 77 citations

Molecular beam kinetics: Long-lived collision complexes in reactions of K, Rb, and Cs with SnCl4 and SF6

1973 • 73 citations

The Thermal Unimolecular cis-trans Isomerization of cis-Butene-2¹

1959 • 68 citations

Substitution reactions of fluorine atoms with unsaturated hydrocarbons. Crossed molecular beam studies of unimolecular decomposition

1973 • 67 citations

Theory of radiontless transitions for large molecules

1969 • 65 citations

How energy accumulation and disposal affect the rates of reactions

1978 • 65 citations

Elementary Gas Reactions

1970 • 63 citations

Unimolecular reactions and energy partitioning. Three- and four-centered elimination reactions of chemically activated 1,1,2-trichloroethane-d0-d1, and -d2

1974 • 60 citations

Absorption and Photoionization Coefficients of Propylene and Butene-1 in the Vacuum Ultraviolet

1962 • 57 citations

Absolute rate of the reaction of atomic hydrogen with ethylene from 198 to 320 K at high pressure

1978 • 53 citations

Crossed-Beam Studies of Energy Dependence of Intermediate Complex Formation in an Ion–Molecule Reaction

1969 • 53 citations

Molecular Beam Electric Resonance Spectra of Reaction Products: Vibrational Energy Distribution in CsF from Cs+SF6

1971 • 51 citations

Ultraviolet-laser study of specific rate constants for unimolecular isomerization of substituted cycloheptatrienes

1978 • 48 citations

The Unimolecular Isomerization of Methyl-d₃ Isocyanide. Statistical-Weight Inverse Secondary Intermolecular Kinetic Isotope Effects in Nonequilibrium Thermal Systems

1963 • 46 citations

Gas phase unimolecular decomposition and chemiluminescence of tetramethyldioxetane initiated by a tea CO2 laser

1977 • 45 citations

Laser photochemistry of selected vibronic and rotational states

1977 • 41 citations

Energy dependence of radiation less transitions

1969 • 40 citations

Methyl isocyanide is probably a non-RRKM molecule

1971 • 38 citations

Collisionless intramolecular energy transfer in vibrationally excited SF6

1978 • 37 citations

RRKM Theory, the CH3NC Paradox, and the Decomposition of Hot-Atom Substitution Products

1972 • 37 citations

The multiphoton collisionless dissociation of polyatomic molecules: an intramolecular amplification mechanism

1977 • 36 citations

Multiple infrared photon dissociation of vinyl chloride

1977 • 35 citations

Decomposition of Chemically Activated Ethyl-d3 Radicals. Primary Intramolecular Kinetic Isotope Effect in a Nonequilibrium System

1963 • 35 citations

Laser induced decomposition of fluoroethanes

1977 • 34 citations

Deuterium separation in formaldehyde by an intense pulsed CO2 laser

1976 • 32 citations

Intramolecular vibrational relaxation and excitation energy dependence of fluorescence in dilute vapors of tetracene and pentacene

1976 • 32 citations

A Modified statistical theory of collisional energy transfer in thermal reactions

1978 • 32 citations

Infrared photodecomposition of ethyl vinyl ether. A chemical probe of multiphoton dynamics

1977 • 31 citations

Vibrational-translational energy transfer n atom-polyatomic molecule collisions in thermal reaction systems

1977 • 31 citations

THE PHOTOLYSIS OF AZOETHANE

1958 • 30 citations

Decomposition of Activated sec-Butyl Radicals from Different Sources and Unimolecular Reaction Theory

1960 • 29 citations

Kinetics of Excited Molecules. II. Dissociation Processes

1960 • 29 citations

Vibrational energy transfer in CH3I

1976 • 28 citations

Inelastic scattering of vibrationally excited KBr by small polar molecules

1973 • 28 citations

Infrared laser induced organic reactions. 1. Irradiation of ethyl acetate with a pulsed carbon dioxide laser. Selective inducement vs. thermal reaction

1977 • 27 citations

Unimolecular decomposition of cyclo-C4F8 induced by a CO2 tea laser

1977 • 26 citations

The thermal isomerisation of methyl isocyanide in the temperature range 120–320 °C

1976 • 26 citations

Failure of intramolecular energy relaxation in unimolecular reaction systems

1974 • 25 citations

Laser isotope separation in SF6

1978 • 24 citations

New methods of isotope separation

1977 • 23 citations

Photochemistry in the electronic ground state. 4. Infrared laser induced isomerization of labeled compounds. A possible route for isotope separation

1976 • 23 citations

Photochemical studies of unimolecular processes IV. Quenching of vibrationally excited cycloheptatriene by added gases

1972 • 22 citations

The Thermal Unimolecular Isomerization of Methyl-d₁ Isocyanide. Fall-Off and Inverse Isotope Effect¹

1965 • 22 citations

Realistic translational energy distributions for decomposition of RRKM complexes with a centrifugal barrier

1977 • 21 citations

Infrared laser augmented decomposition of borane-phosphorous fuoride (H3B.eta.dtPF3)

1975 • 21 citations

Test of RRKM theory. Rates of decomposition in the series of chemically activated 2-n-alkyl radicals from C4 to C16

1973 • 21 citations

Photochemistry in the electronic ground state. III. Isotope selective decomposition of methylene chloride by pulsed carbon dioxide laser

1975 • 20 citations

Reactions of fluorine-18 atoms with ethylene

1972 • 19 citations

32SF6 dissociation rate during irradiation by a tea CO2 laser

1977 • 19 citations

Energy disposal in unimolecular reactions. Four-centered elimination of hydrochloric acid

1975 • 19 citations

Two familiar gas reactions at suprahigh pressure

1972 • 19 citations

Laser augmented decomposition. 2. Borane-d3-phosphorous fluoride

1976 • 17 citations

Vibrational energy transfer in CD3F

1976 • 17 citations

Photochemistry of azoisopropane

1976 • 17 citations

Stereochemistry of the thermal and photolytic decomposition of cis- and trans-2,3-dimethylcyclobutanone in the gas phase

1970 • 14 citations

Kinetic study of dimethyltrimethylene intermediates by the triplet mercury (63P1) photosensitization of dimetylcyclobutanones

1972 • 14 citations

Unimolecular Reactions of Chemically Activated Species Produced in Systems of Methylene with Propene, Butene-1, 3,3,3-Trifluoropropene, and 4,4,4-Trifluorobutene-1¹

1965 • 14 citations

Intramolecular vibrational energy relaxation. Decomposition of chemically activated alkylcyclobutanes

1976 • 13 citations

Pyrolysis of Ethylcyclobutane in the Gas Phase at High Pressures

1969 • 12 citations

Dependence of collision complex lifetime on product internal state: Laser fluorescence detection of the Ca + NaCl crossed beam reaction

1977 • 12 citations

Some models and calculations for the laser induced decomposition of fluorochloromethanes

1977 • 12 citations

Infrared laser induced chemistry: Reactions of difluoromethane

1977 • 11 citations

The mercury 6(3P1), cadmium 5(3P1), and benzene (3B1u) photosensitization of vinyl fluoride

1976 • 10 citations

Excited-state kinetics in the photolysis of azoethane and hexafluoroazomethane at 366 nm, up to one atmosphere pressure, and from room temperature to 150°C

1976 • 8 citations

Chemical Reaction Kinematics. XIII Complex→Stripping Transition Energies of Simple Ion–Molecule Reactions

1970 • 8 citations

A COMPARISON OF SLATER'S THEORY OF UNIMOLECULAR REACTIONS WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA

1959 • 7 citations

Assessment of Free Radical Catalysis in Thermal Methyl Isocyanide Isomerization. Variation of Inert Gas Efficiency with k/k_∞

1972 • 6 citations

Gel formation by bovine pancreatic ribonuclease in denaturants

1978 • 6 citations

Asymptotic quantum yield of triplet sensitized decomposition

1977 • 5 citations

Electronic energy transfer in benzene—aniline gas mixtures

1976 • 4 citations

Theoretical Rate of Decomposition of Cyclopropane

1963 • 4 citations