Term: adiabatic treatments of reaction rates
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00147

Definition:
These are treatments of reaction rates in which the system is assumed to remain on a single potential-energy (reaction) surface during the entire course of reaction, or to remain in a conserved internal state.

Related Terms:
1) potential-energy (reaction) surface (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04780).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 152 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Citation: 'adiabatic treatments of reaction rates' 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.A00147

License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) for individual terms.

Disclaimer: The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is continuously reviewing and, where needed, updating terms in the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the IUPAC Gold Book). Users of these terms are encouraged to include the version of a term with its use and to check regularly for updates to term definitions that you are using.