@article {7172,
	title = {KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS IN GAS-PHASE MUONIUM REACTIONS},
	journal = {Acs Symposium Series},
	volume = {502},
	year = {1992},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: JY550Times Cited: 16Cited Reference Count: 101},
	pages = {111-137},
	type = {Review},
	abstract = {The study of the reaction dynamics of muonium (Mu), an ultralight isotope of hydrogen ((m)Mu/(m)H almost-equal-to 1/9), provides a sensitive measure of mass effects in chemical reactions. The remarkable mass difference between Mu and the other hydrogen isotopes produces large kinetic isotope effects, providing a rigorous test of calculated potential energy surfaces (PES) and reaction rate theories. The low Mu mass also necessitates careful consideration of quantum effects, i.e. tunneling in the reaction coordinate. A review of recent results in gas phase Mu chemistry is presented, including comparison with relevant H chemistry and calculated PESs, where available. The magnitude and direction of the kinetic isotope effect is shown to be a sensitive function of the PES, particularly the height and position of the saddle point.},
	keywords = {+ HBR(DBR) ABSTRACTION, ACTION, ADDITION-REACTIONS, CALCULATIONS, CHARGE-EXCHANGE, COLLISIONS, LOW-TEMPERATURES, POTENTIAL-ENERGY SURFACES, PRESSURE-DEPENDENCE, RESONANCE, THERMAL RATE CONSTANTS, TRANSITION-STATE THEORY, TUNNELING PATHS},
	isbn = {0097-6156},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1992JY55000008},
	author = {Baer, S. and Fleming, Donald G. and Arseneau, D. and Senba, M. and Gonzalez, A.}
}
