physical inorganic chemistry

[...]...PREFACE This book is a natural extension of Physical Inorganic Chemistry: Principles, Methods, and Models,” a 10-chapter volume describing the methods, techniques, and capabilities of physical inorganic chemistry as seen through the eyes of a mechanistic chemist This book provides an insight into a number of reactions that... Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, ´ FERENC JOO, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Debrecen and Research Group of Homogeneous Catalysis, Debrecen, Hungary ´ ´ TAMAS KEGL, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Pannonia, Veszprm, Hungary e GREGORY J KUBAS, Chemistry Division,... USA GERALD J MEYER, Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA ´ JOSE A OLABE, Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina ELENA RYBAK-AKIMOVA, MA, USA Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, OPHIR SNIR, Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of... of terms, and physical Physical Inorganic Chemistry: Reactions, Processes, and Applications Edited by Andreja Bakac Copyright Ó 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc 1 2 ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTIONS constants needed to apply them This chapter will fill that gap in the service of those interested in applying the model to their own chemistry In addition, the task of choosing compatible units for physical constants... University of theNegev, Beer Sheva, Israel DAVID M STANBURY, USA Department of Chemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, xi xii CONTRIBUTORS THOMAS W SWADDLE, Canada MANUEL TEMPRADO, FL, USA Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, IRA A WEINSTOCK, Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel 1 Electron... particular area of chemistry, but it seems that mechanistic inorganic chemists have studied, expanded, and utilized these reactions more consistently and heavily than any other group The topics include electron transfer (Weinstock and Snir), hydrogen atom and proton-coupled electron transfer (Fukuzumi), oxygen atom transfer (Abu-Omar), ligand substitution at metal centers (Swaddle), inorganic radicals... ix CONTRIBUTORS MAHDI M ABU-OMAR, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA GEORGE C FORTMAN, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA SHUNICHI FUKUZUMI, Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan THOMAS BRENT GUNNOE, Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,... due to the stronger electronic interaction necessary for the “bonded” transition state A classical example of this was that recognized by Henry Taube, recipient of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on inorganic reaction mechanisms In a famous experiment, he studied electron transfer from CrII(H2O)62 þ (labile, high spin, d4) to the nonlabile complex (NH3)5CoIIICl2 þ (low spin, d6) under... written from a “reaction chemist’s”1 perspective In 1987, Eberson published an excellent monograph that provides considerable guidance in the context of organic reactions.2 In addition to a greater focus on inorganic reactions, this chapter covers electrolyte theory and ion pairing in more detail, and worked examples are presented in a step-by-step fashion to guide the reader from theory to application The... activation of oxygen (Rybak-Akimova), hydrogen (Kubas ´ and Heinekey), carbon dioxide (Joo), and nitrogen monoxide (Olabe) Finally, the latest developments in carbon–hydrogen bond activation and in solar photochemistry are presented in the respective chapters by Gunnoe and Meyer I am grateful to this group of dedicated scientists for their hard work and professionalism as we worked together to bring this difficult .