Dynamics following electron photodetachment in a complex of a chloride
anion with ammonia is explored
by a combination of electronic structure and quantum
dynamical methods. It is shown that this system serves as a prototype
for investigating a hithertho unexplored class of chemical reactions -
non-adiabatic proton transfer triggered by a detachment of an electron.
All the reactive and non-reactive channels of this process
are characterized and the respective quantum yields are presented.