The Gibbs
energy of activation (
) in the limiting case where
, i.e. when the effect of thermodynamic driving force is eliminated. According to the
Marcus equation, the intrinsic barrier is related to the
reorganization energy,
, of the reaction by the equation:
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077
(Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 1126
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