Term: spectator-stripping reaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05811

Definition:
An extreme type of stripping reaction in which one reaction product has almost the same direction and momentum as one of the reactant molecules had before the reactive collision occurred.

Related Terms:
1) stripping reaction (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06057).
2) momentum (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M04007).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 186 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Citation: 'spectator-stripping 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.S05811

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