Designing Models to Elucidate Radical Reaction Mechanisms

Model Studies of Diol-dehydratase-catalyzed Reactions and Excess Electron Transfer

Libin Xu (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2008
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
978-3-639-05150-6 (ISBN)

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This book talks about how to design a model organic molecule to study radical reaction mechanisms. The molecule must incorporate a radical-generating element that can give the target radical under certain condition, such as heat or light (e.g., laser), and a radical-detecting element that can detect the product radical once the reaction occurs. Both the radical-generating and the radical-detecting processes must be fast enough to allow accurate kinetic measurements. This model-designing strategy was applied to mimic the radical reactions catalyzed by diol dehydratase (DD) and the excess electron transfer (EET, or reductive electron transfer) process, where radical anions are the intermediates, in biological molecules. The designing process was illustrated during the studies of DD-catalyzed reactions and EET.

Xu, Libin Dr. Libin Xu obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Nankai University, China, in 2002 and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago under Dr. Martin Newcomb in 2007. His research interests involve general radical reactions, electron transfer reactions in nature, and radical-catalyzed peroxidation of biological molecules.

Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 11 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Elektronen • Reaktionen (chem., physikal.)
ISBN-10	3-639-05150-5 / 3639051505
ISBN-13	978-3-639-05150-6 / 9783639051506
Zustand	Neuware