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Frontispiece: Large Isotope Effects in Organometallic Chemistry
Author(s) -
Truong Phan T.,
Miller Sophia G.,
McLaughlin Sta. Maria Emily J.,
Bowring Miriam A.
Publication year - 2021
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.202186061
Subject(s) - deuterium , kinetic isotope effect , chemistry , hydrogen , isotope , proton , hydrogen isotope , photochemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical physics , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , physics
Hydrogen atoms sometimes react far faster than deuterium atoms. Reactions can proceed over 100 times faster with hydrogen, or the deuterium reaction may not be observed at all. Examples of large kinetic isotope effects throughout organotransition metal chemistry are reviewed. Possible causes for these observed effects are discussed, including vibrational differences, multistep reactions, and proton tunneling. Artwork depicting a hydrogen cheetah and a deuterium sloth by Caitlyn Y. Tong. Read more in the Minireview by M. A. Bowring et al. on page 14800 ff.