The chemistry of reactive intermediates is central to a modernmechanistic and quantitative understanding of organic chemistry.Moreover, it underlies a significant portion of modern syntheticchemistry and is integral to a molecular view of biologicalchemistry. Reviews in Reactive Intermediate Chemistrypresents an up-to-date, authoritative guide to this fundamentaltopic. Although it follows Reactive Intermediate Chemistry by thesame authors, it serves as a free-standing resource for the entirechemical and biochemical community.The book includes:* Relevant, practical applications* Coverage of such topics as mass spectrometry methods, reactiveintermediates in interstellar medium, quantum mechanicaltunnelling, solvent effects, reactive intermediates in biochemicalprocesses, and excited state surfaces* Discussions of emerging areas, particularly those involvingdynamics and theories* Concluding sections identifying key directions for futureresearch are provided at the end of each chapter

PREFACE.CONTRIBUTORS.PART 1 REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES.1. Tetrahedral Intermediates Derived from Carbonyl Compounds,Pentacoordinate Intermediates Derived from Phosphoryl and SulfonylCompounds, and Concerted Paths Which Avoid Them (J.P.Guthrie).2. Silicon-, Germanium-, and Tin-Centered Cations, Radicals, andAnions (V.Y. Lee and A. Sekiguchi).PART 2 METHODS AND APPLICATIONS.3. An Introduction to Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Spectroscopyand Its Application to Reactive Intermediates (D.L. Phillips,W.M. Kwok, and C. Ma).4. Time-Resolved Infrared (TRIR) Studies of Organic ReactiveIntermediates (J.P. Toscano).5. Studies of the Thermochemical Properties of ReactiveIntermediates by Mass Spectrometric Methods (P.G.Wenthold).6. Reactive Intermediates in Combustion (J.K. Merle and C.M.Hadad).7. Reactive Intermediates in Crystals: Form and Function(L.M. Campos and M.A. Garcia-Garibay).8. The Chemical Reactions of DNA Damage and Degradation (K.S.Gates).9. Conical Intersection Species as Reactive Intermediates(M.J. Bearpark and M.A. Robb).10. Quantum Mechanical Tunneling in Organic ReactiveIntermediates (R.S. Sheridan).INDEX.