Transition Structure Searches


Transition structures are also called "intermediary products". As this name implies, they are a "step" along the way between reactant and product. Transition states are inherently unstable, since they are high-energy geometries. The energy of the transition state is also called the "energy of activation" or "activation energy", since it is the energy required for the reaction to proceed.

Transition State calculations are useful for

Calculating transition states is a multi-step process



[Previous][Start]

[CompChem Main Page][Contents]

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]


Developed by
Graphic of Shodor LogoThe Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.
Copyright © 1998
Last Modified:
Questions or comments about this page should be directed to gotwals@shodor.org