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Nature Chemistry (7 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/nchem.85

Reaction dynamics: Backing Born|[ndash]|Oppenheimer

Gavin Armstrong

Reactions of halides with molecular hydrogen have served as test-beds for theories in quantum chemistry for many years. One area in which the family of reactions has proved useful is in the understanding of the Born–Oppenheimer approximation.