Sequence of geometries adopted by a molecule after initial electronic excitation,
combined with a specification of the
electronic state at each geometry, from
radiation absorption to product formation. Theoretically, this usually involves
the computation of the
MERP connecting the Franck–Condon point,
located on the potential-energy surface of the spectroscopic state, to the final
photoproducts located on the ground-state potential ?energy surface. Experimentally,
a
photochemical reaction path can be probed by detecting transient species or reaction
intermediates.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 293
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006))
on page 386
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