Elementary electron transfer reactions: From basic concepts to recent computational advances

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 542-559

  Borrelli, Raffaele ^a   Peluso, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; BASIC CONCEPTS; DISCRETE STATE; ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; NORMAL COORDINATE; NUCLEAR CONFIGURATION; REDOX PARTNERS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

REDOX REACTIONS;

EID: 84886300563     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1147     Document Type: Article

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