complex-mode reaction

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An
elementary reaction
which proceeds via an intermediate species having a lifetime longer than a few rotational periods is known as a complex-
mode
reaction, or as an
indirect reaction
.
See also:
direct reaction
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 160 [Terms] [Paper]