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Ch 221 Electron Transfer Reactions in Chemistry and Biology
6 units; second term

Prerequisites: Ch 21 abc. Fundamentals of electron transfer reactions. Molecular (statistical) theory, dielectric continua, electronic matrix elements, Franck-Condon principle, relevant thermodynamics, reorganization energy, quantum effects, charge transfer spectra, solvent dynamics. Reactions in solution, at metal electrode-liquid, modified electrode-liquid, semiconductor electrode-liquid, and liquid-liquid interfaces. STM theory. Reactions in photosynthetic reaction centers and in other proteins. Not offered 2007-08.