Term: reaction dynamics
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05170

Definition:
A branch of chemical kinetics that is concerned with the intermolecular and intramolecular motions that occur in the elementary act of chemical change, and with the details of the relationships between the quantum states of the reactant molecules and those of the product molecules. It is also known as molecular dynamics.

Related Terms:
1) intermolecular (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03098).
2) intramolecular (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03130).
3) molecular dynamics (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03985).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 184 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Citation: 'reaction dynamics' 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.R05170

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