KnowraPotential energy surfaceLinked fromLinked fromThe 43 pages that link to Potential energy surface, each with the reason it gives.All 43Broader topic 2Related 27Narrower topic 14Transition stateNarrower topic: Its energy landscape contains the transition state and the pathways around it.Activation energyNarrower topic: The barrier is a feature of the energy landscape connecting reactants and products.Conformational isomerismNarrower topic: Its energy minima and barriers describe conformer stability and interconversion.Reaction mechanismNarrower topic: A mechanism is a chemically interpretable route across this broader energy landscape.Conformational analysisNarrower topic: Conformational preferences appear as minima and barriers on this energy landscape.Bond dissociation energyNarrower topic: Bond dissociation energy is an energy difference between molecular states on this surface.Reaction coordinateNarrower topic: A reaction coordinate traces a path across this multidimensional energy landscape.SN2 reactionNarrower topic: It depicts the concerted bond changes and backside approach that define the SN2 pathway.Torsional strainNarrower topic: The rotational energy profile expresses torsional strain as part of a broader molecular landscape.Concerted reactionNarrower topic: Its energy profile distinguishes a concerted pathway from stepwise routes with intermediate minima.Physical organic chemistryNarrower topic: Reaction pathways and transition states can be understood as features on this broader energy landscape.Eclipsed conformationNarrower topic: Rotation through eclipsed geometries produces energy maxima on a conformational energy profile.Staggered conformationNarrower topic: Ethane’s conformational energy changes form a simple one-dimensional slice of such a surface.Activated complexNarrower topic: Its saddle points and pathways locate activated complexes for molecular reactions.