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Inside Cover: (Chem. Eur. J. 36/2010)
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201090179
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , ketone , citation , chemistry , yield (engineering) , thermodynamics , computer science , physics , library science , organic chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering
Thermodynamics and kinetics , represented by the classical Aesop fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare”, have been shown to influence the yield of (bio)catalyzed hydrogen‐transfer processes of different ketone/alcohol pairs. The picture illustrates ketones as acrobats walking on a tightrope represented by an IR spectrum. These equilibria are related to the IR frequency of the carbonyl bond; the shorter the bond, the more displaced the equilibrium is towards the alcohol and vice versa.