Effects of magnetic field on chemical reactions

Abstract

Abstract The effect of the magnetic field on CIDNP can be found in many chemical reactions. It is considered to result from the fact that the probability of singlet‐triplet transitions in a radical pair is determined by magnetic interactions in the pair and is field strength dependent. In the present communication we wish to demonstrate that for the same reason the external magnetic field can also markedly affect the rates of chemical reactions involving free radicals.