intrinsic reaction coordinate

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.IT07057
A minimum-energy reaction path on a potential energy surface in mass-weighted coordinates, connecting reactants to products via the transition state.
Source:
PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1947 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)