Term: adiabatic photoreaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00145

Definition:
Within the 'Born-Oppenheimer' approximation, a reaction of an excited state species that occurs on a single 'potential-energy surface'.

Related Terms:
1) diabatic photoreaction (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01660).
2) excited state (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02257).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2227 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'adiabatic photoreaction' 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.A00145

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