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Each chapter is provided with a useful selective, and therefore not exhaustive, list of original literature references. An index, perhaps too brief to do justice to all the material covered in this work, is given at the end of the volume. B.E. CONWAY University of Ottawa
Electron Transfer in Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Systems. J.R. Bolton, N. Mataga and G. McLendon (Editors), Advances in Chemistry Series 228, CSC Symposium Series 2, ACS, Washington, 1991, viii + 295 pp., ISBN O-8412-1846-3. Electron transfer continues to attract attention and fascinate scientists with an interest in kinetics. This volume provides a “snapshot” of the state of the art and the state of the discussion. The book is developed from contributions to a symposium sponsored by the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies held in Hawaii in December 1989. The format is thus one of a series of papers from different groups describing their recent contributions and studies in the field of electron transfer. This is held together by some introductory tutorial chapters designed to assist those less familiar with the field to identify the key concepts and issues, and by a couple of concluding chapters describing some of the remaining “puzzles” and summarising the breadth of the field. This format works well, with a uniform, high standard maintained throughout. A comprehensive index is provided. The contributions cover the various issues current in electron transfer, both for model systems and for biological systems. For example, various contributions examine the distance dependence of the electron transfer rate and try to dissect out the electronic and the reorganisational factors. These are particularly relevant to electron transfer in proteins and photosynthetic systems, topics covered in several contributions. The role of the intervening molecular bridge is discussed at some length, but the question of its precise influence on electron transfer rates remains. The “inverted” region, as predicted by Marcus, is not forgotten. There is also, for the electrochemist, a fascinating discussion of the effect of an applied electric field on the rate of long-range electron transfer in BChllQ recombination in a photosynthetic system. An excellent addition to any chemistry library. P.N. BARTLETT Bath
Each chapter is provided with a useful selective, and therefore not exhaustive, list of original literature references. An index, perhaps too brief to do justice to all the material covered in this work, is given at the end of the volume. B.E. CONWAY University of Ottawa
Electron Transfer in Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Systems. J.R. Bolton, N. Mataga and G. McLendon (Editors), Advances in Chemistry Series 228, CSC Symposium Series 2, ACS, Washington, 1991, viii + 295 pp., ISBN O-8412-1846-3. Electron transfer continues to attract attention and fascinate scientists with an interest in kinetics. This volume provides a “snapshot” of the state of the art and the state of the discussion. The book is developed from contributions to a symposium sponsored by the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies held in Hawaii in December 1989. The format is thus one of a series of papers from different groups describing their recent contributions and studies in the field of electron transfer. This is held together by some introductory tutorial chapters designed to assist those less familiar with the field to identify the key concepts and issues, and by a couple of concluding chapters describing some of the remaining “puzzles” and summarising the breadth of the field. This format works well, with a uniform, high standard maintained throughout. A comprehensive index is provided. The contributions cover the various issues current in electron transfer, both for model systems and for biological systems. For example, various contributions examine the distance dependence of the electron transfer rate and try to dissect out the electronic and the reorganisational factors. These are particularly relevant to electron transfer in proteins and photosynthetic systems, topics covered in several contributions. The role of the intervening molecular bridge is discussed at some length, but the question of its precise influence on electron transfer rates remains. The “inverted” region, as predicted by Marcus, is not forgotten. There is also, for the electrochemist, a fascinating discussion of the effect of an applied electric field on the rate of long-range electron transfer in BChllQ recombination in a photosynthetic system. An excellent addition to any chemistry library. P.N. BARTLETT Bath