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accuracy. It is readable and a mine of information theoretical interests.
for organic chemists with A. F.
Electron Trunsfer Reactiouzs, by R. D. Cannon, IButterworths, London, Boston, Sydney, Durban, ~~ellingt~~, Toronto, 1980, pp_ xi + 351, price 2232.00. The transfer of an electron between metal ions in solution and between atoms as molecules in the gaseous or solid phases are related processes with certain basic common principles. On this logical basis the author has attempted and largely succeeded in producing a unified treatment. This success leads to a much greater and deeper understanding of the three fields encompassed, which have hitherto been treated separately. For a book published in 1980 it might be expected that the literature coverage would extend beyond 1976. However, since this book is not a narrow monograph but represents a broad sweep across Iarge areas of chemistry which had to be integrated to produce a single story line the 1131 well-chosen references offer more than enough raw material. W. J. O.-T.
Photosetectiue Chemistry, Pm-t I, edited by J. Jortner, R. D. Levine and S. A. Rice, Volume 47 of Advances in Chemical Physics, Wiley-Interscience, New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, 1981, pp. xiii C 769, price E50.90. Photoselective chemistry is a relatively new field and this multi-author book is best regarded as an interim report on some of the more important problems
currently
being
pursued.
subject examines the consequences of selective optical excitation on the absorption and subsequent dissipation of energy in the gas and condensed phases. This first part of a two-part publication consists of an erudite introdtictory article covering the entire field. Written by Jortner and Levine it summarises the relevant concepts and discusses the problems and experiments described in subsequent sections_ The rest of the volume consists of a series of papers delivered at a Laser Chemistry Conference which took place in Israel in 1979. The articles have been organized broadly to cover two topics: Aspects of Intramolecular Dynamics (six papers) and Multiphoton induced Chemistry (eight papers). Each article, partly of a review nature, is written by leading workers in the field and taken together they form an excellent starting point for new workers to this most promising area. W. J. O.-T. The
accuracy. It is readable and a mine of information theoretical interests.
for organic chemists with A. F.
Electron Trunsfer Reactiouzs, by R. D. Cannon, IButterworths, London, Boston, Sydney, Durban, ~~ellingt~~, Toronto, 1980, pp_ xi + 351, price 2232.00. The transfer of an electron between metal ions in solution and between atoms as molecules in the gaseous or solid phases are related processes with certain basic common principles. On this logical basis the author has attempted and largely succeeded in producing a unified treatment. This success leads to a much greater and deeper understanding of the three fields encompassed, which have hitherto been treated separately. For a book published in 1980 it might be expected that the literature coverage would extend beyond 1976. However, since this book is not a narrow monograph but represents a broad sweep across Iarge areas of chemistry which had to be integrated to produce a single story line the 1131 well-chosen references offer more than enough raw material. W. J. O.-T.
Photosetectiue Chemistry, Pm-t I, edited by J. Jortner, R. D. Levine and S. A. Rice, Volume 47 of Advances in Chemical Physics, Wiley-Interscience, New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, 1981, pp. xiii C 769, price E50.90. Photoselective chemistry is a relatively new field and this multi-author book is best regarded as an interim report on some of the more important problems
currently
being
pursued.
subject examines the consequences of selective optical excitation on the absorption and subsequent dissipation of energy in the gas and condensed phases. This first part of a two-part publication consists of an erudite introdtictory article covering the entire field. Written by Jortner and Levine it summarises the relevant concepts and discusses the problems and experiments described in subsequent sections_ The rest of the volume consists of a series of papers delivered at a Laser Chemistry Conference which took place in Israel in 1979. The articles have been organized broadly to cover two topics: Aspects of Intramolecular Dynamics (six papers) and Multiphoton induced Chemistry (eight papers). Each article, partly of a review nature, is written by leading workers in the field and taken together they form an excellent starting point for new workers to this most promising area. W. J. O.-T. The