As the number of atoms involved in a reaction increases, so do the experimental and theoretical challenges faced when studying their dynamics. Now, using ion-imaging experiments and quasi-classical trajectory simulations, the dynamics of the polyatomic reaction F– + CH3CH2Cl have been studied and the competition between bimolecular nucleophilic substitution and base-induced elimination has been disentangled.
- Jennifer Meyer
- Viktor Tajti
- Roland Wester
