RRKM theory

The Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) theory is a theory of chemical reactivity.

It was developed by Rice and Ramsperger in 1927 and Kassel in 1928 (RRK theory) and generalized (into the RRKM theory) in 1952 by Marcus who took the transition state theory developed by Eyring in 1935 into account. These methods enable the computation of simple estimates of the unimolecular reaction rates from a few characteristics of the potential energy surface.

References

^ Nic, M.; Jirat, J.; Kosata, B., eds. (2006–). "Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) theory". IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (Online ed.). doi:10.1351/goldbook.R05391. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. http://goldbook.iupac.org/R05391.html.
^ Rice, Oscar Knefler; Ramsperger, Herman C. (1927), "Theories of unimolecular gas reactions at low pressures", Journal of the American Chemical Society 49 (7): 1617, doi:10.1021/ja01406a001
^ Kassel, L S (1928), The Journal of Physical Chemistry 32 (2): 225, doi:10.1021/j150284a007
^ Nic, M.; Jirat, J.; Kosata, B., eds. (2006–). "Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel (RRK) theory". IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (Online ed.). doi:10.1351/goldbook.R05390. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. http://goldbook.iupac.org/R05390.html.

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