Preferred Label : heavy atom effect;
IUPAC definition : The enhancement of the rate of a spin-forbidden process by the presence of an atom
of high atomic number, which is either part of, or external to, the excited molecular
entity. Mechanistically, it responds to a spin-orbit coupling enhancement produced
by a heavy atom.;
Origin ID : H02756;
See also
The enhancement of the rate of a spin-forbidden process by the presence of an atom
of high atomic number, which is either part of, or external to, the excited molecular
entity. Mechanistically, it responds to a spin-orbit coupling enhancement produced
by a heavy atom.
