Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry, Volume 38 (Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry)

Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry provides the chemical community with authoritative and critical assessments of the many aspects of physical organic chemistry. The field is a rapidly developing one, with results and methodologies finding application from biology to solid state physics. Once again providing the chemical community with authorititative and critical assessments of the many aspects of Physical Organic Chemistry. High quality dedinitive contributions from renowned experts in the field of physical organic chemistry. Comprehensive subject and citation index. Read more... Abstract: Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry provides the chemical community with authoritative and critical assessments of the many aspects of physical organic chemistry. The field is a rapidly developing one, with results and methodologies finding application from biology to solid state physics. Once again providing the chemical community with authorititative and critical assessments of the many aspects of Physical Organic Chemistry. High quality dedinitive contributions from renowned experts in the field of physical organic chemistry. Comprehensive subject and citation index Content: Contents Pages v-vii Editor's Preface Page ix Borden Preface Pages xi-xv Contributors Page xvii Orbital interactions and long-range electron transfer Review Article Pages 1-85 Michael N. Paddon-Row Structure and reactivity of hydrocarbon radical cations Review Article Pages 87-109 Olaf Wiest, Jonas Oxgaard, Nicolas J. Saettel Charge distribution and charge separation in radical rearrangement reactions Review Article Pages 111-130 H. Zipse Computational studies of alkene oxidation reactions by metal-oxo compounds ☆ Review Article Pages 131-160 Thomas Strassner Solvent effects, reaction coordinates, and reorganization energies on nucleophilic substitution reactions in aqueous solution Review Article Pages 161-181 Jiali Gao, Mireia Garcia-Viloca, Tina D. Poulsen, Yirong Mo Computational Studies on the Mechanism of Orotidine Monophosphate Decarboxylase Review Article Pages 183-218 Jeehiun Katherine Lee, Dean J. Tantillo Cumulative Author Index Pages 219-220 Cumulative Title Index Pages 221-228 Subject Index Pages 229-233 This article is a semi-personal account of how we, and others, solved one of the outstanding problems in the electron transfer (ET) field, namely, the distance dependence of long-range, non-adiabatic, ET dynamics, and how this distance dependence varies with the nature and configuration of the medium between the redox couple (chromophores).