Crossed beam studies of four-atom reactions: The dynamics of OH+CO

The angular and velocity distribution of CO2 product from the reaction OH+CO at 14.1 kcal/mole collision energy has been obtained in a crossed molecular beam study. The reaction is found to proceed through an osculating HOCO complex living about one rotational period. About 65% of the available energy goes into product translation. © 1993 American Institute of Physics.