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Atom Tunneling in Organic Transformations
Author(s) -
Patureau Frederic W.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201200991
Subject(s) - quantum tunnelling , deuterium , atom (system on chip) , hydrogen atom , chemistry , chemical physics , hydrogen , isomerization , scanning tunneling microscope , photochemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , atomic physics , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , optoelectronics , group (periodic table) , computer science , embedded system
There and gone : Atoms, such as hydrogen or deuterium, commonly disappear and reappear at different locations in molecular structures. For example, carboxylic acids and hydroxycarbenes isomerize through atom tunneling events. It could happen in your reaction!