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