A New Reaction Path for the C+NO→CN+O Reaction: Effect of Reagent Rotation on the Stereodynamics on the ⁴A" Potential-Energy Surface

The stereodynamics of the C+NO reaction is investigated at 0.06 eV by means of the quasi-classical trajectory method on a recent ab initio ⁴A" potential energy surface (PES). The influences of rotation excitation (j=0–3) on stereodynamics are discussed. The obtained stereodynamical information is compared with the previously reported results on the ²A' and ²A" PESs to give a full insight into the chemical stereodynamics of the title reaction.