Steric effect in dynamics of molecular complexes and chemical reactions

Large steric effects found in recent work on dissociation of polyatomic ligand will be further investigated and a similar analysis carried out for vibrational predissociation of triatomic complexes where the theory could be tested by comparison with the experimental data and accurate quantum mechanical calculation. The implementation of the same method to study steric and rotational effects in chemical reactions will also be investigated. On the basis of these results interpretation will be sought of the observed binding and dissociation properties of several biologically important ligands and of some recent results in the field of microwave catalysis.