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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)