Term: collinear reaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01156

Definition:
This is a reaction assumed to occur via an activated complex in which all of the atoms directly involved in the process lie along a straight line.

Related Terms:
1) activated complex (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00092).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 158 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Citation: 'collinear reaction' 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.C01156

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