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Tunnelling control of chemical reactions – the organic chemist's perspective

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Even though quantum mechanical tunnelling has been appearing recurrently mostly in theoretical studies that emphasize its decisive role for many chemical reactions, it still appears suspicious to most organic chemists. Recent experiments in combination with powerful computational approaches, however, have demonstrated that tunnelling must be included to fully understand chemical reactivity. Here we provide an overview of the importance of tunnelling in organic chemical reactions.

Source: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/c2ob07170c

Authors: David Ley, Dennis Gerbig, Peter R. Schreiner

Institution: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Language: English

Topic: Photolysis and Reactive Intermediates

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Award: G2606850661