Platz M.S., Moss R.A., Jones M. (Eds.) Reviews of Reactive Intermediate Chemistry

Wiley, 2007. - 491 p.The chemistry of reactive intermediates is central to a modern mechanistic and quantitative understanding of organic chemistry. Moreover, it underlies a significant portion of modern synthetic chemistry and is integral to a molecular view of biological chemistry. Reviews in Reactive Intermediate Chemistry presents an up-to-date, authoritative guide to this fundamental topic. Although it follows Reactive Intermediate Chemistry by the same authors, it serves as a free-standing resource for the entire chemical and biochemical community.
The book includes:
Relevant, practical applications;
Coverage of such topics as mass spectrometry methods, reactive intermediates in interstellar medium, quantum mechanical tunnelling, solvent effects, reactive intermediates in biochemical processes, and excited state surfaces;
Discussions of emerging areas, particularly those involving dynamics and theories;
Concluding sections identifying key directions for future research are provided at the end of each chapter.Reactive Intermediates
Tetrahedral Intermediates Derived from Carbonyl Compounds, Pentacoordinate Intermediates Derived from Phosphoryl and Sulfonyl Compounds, and Concerted Paths Which Avoid Them
Silicon-, Germanium-, and Tin-Centered Cations, Radicals, and Anions
Methods and Applications
An Introduction to Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Its Application to Reactive Intermediates
Time-Resolved Infrared (TRIR) Studies of Organic Reactive Intermediates
Studies of the Thermochemical Properties of Reactive Intermediates by Mass Spectrometric Methods
Reactive Intermediates in Combustion
Reactive Intermediates in Crystals: Form and Function
The Chemical Reactions of DNA Damage and Degradation
Conical Intersection Species as Reactive Intermediates
Quantum Mechanical Tunnelingin Organic Reactive Intermediates