Quantum energy flow cyclohexane ring inversion

To illustrate the role of quantum energy flow on rates of conformational isomerization, we calculate the rate of ring inversion of cyclohexane. Measurements of rates of ring inversion by NMR in the vapor phase and in nonpolar liquids reveal an interesting pattern in the variation of the rate over a broad range of collision frequency with solvent. In the vapor phase, the rate increases with... 

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