adiabatic electron transfer

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Electron transfer process in which the reacting system remains on a single electronic surface in passing from reactants to products. For adiabatic electron transfer the electronic transmission factor is close to unity.
See: Marcus equation
See also: diabatic electron transfer
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2227 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'adiabatic electron transfer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00142 RIS BibTex EndNote
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