The branch of chemistry concerned with the investigation of the dynamics of bond breaking and bond formation in chemical reactions on a time scale of femtoseconds (10−15 sec).
Origin
1980s. From femto- + chemistry.
Definition of femtochemistry in US English:
femtochemistry
nounˌfɛmtəʊˈkɛmɪstri
The branch of chemistry concerned with the investigation of the dynamics of bond breaking and bond formation in chemical reactions on a time scale of femtoseconds (10−15 sec).