Issue 19, 2012

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

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.

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

Article information

Article type
Emerging Area
Submitted
23 Dec 2011
Accepted
06 Feb 2012
First published
06 Feb 2012

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012,10, 3781-3790

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

D. Ley, D. Gerbig and P. R. Schreiner, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 3781 DOI: 10.1039/C2OB07170C

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