Main description:

Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms, Volume 70 is the latest volume in the Advances in Inorganic Chemistry series that presents timely summaries of current progress in inorganic chemistry, ranging from bio-inorganic to solid state studies. Topics covered in this updated volume include The Kinetics and Mechanism of Complex Redox Reactions in Aqueous Solution: The Tools of the Trade, O-O Bond Activation in Cu and Fe-Based Coordination Complexes: Breaking it Makes the Difference, -Nitrido Diiron Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin Complexes: Unusual Structures With Interesting Catalytic Properties, and The Role of Nonheme Transition Metal-Oxo, -Peroxo and -Superoxo Intermediates in Enzyme Catalysis and Reactions of Bioinspired Complexes.

This acclaimed serial features reviews written by experts in the field, serving as an indispensable reference to advanced researchers. Each volume contains an index and chapters are fully referenced.

Contents:

1. The Kinetics and Mechanism of Complex Redox Reactions in Aqueous Solution: The Tools of the Trade Maria Szabo, Gabor Beller, Jozsef Kalmar and Istvan Fabian 2. O-O Bond Activation in Cu and Fe-Based Coordination Complexes: Breaking it Makes the Difference Joan Serrano-Plana, Anna Company and Miquel Costas 3. -Nitrido Diiron Phthalocyanine and Porphyrin Complexes: Unusual Structures With Interesting Catalytic Properties Alexander B. Sorokin 4. The Role of Nonheme Transition Metal-Oxo, -Peroxo and -Superoxo Intermediates in Enzyme Catalysis and Reactions of Bioinspired Complexes Abayomi S. Faponle and Samuel P. de Visser 5. Diarylplatinum(II) Scaffolds for Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies on the Formation of Platinacycles via an Oxidative Addition/Reductive Elimination/Oxidative Addition Sequence Gabriel Aullon, Margarita Crespo, Jesus Jover and Manuel Martinez 6. Controlling the Lability of Square-Planar Pt(II) Complexes Through Electronic and p-Conjugation: Correlation Between Kinetics and Theoretical Parameters Allen Mambanda and Deogratius Jaganyi 7. Thionitrous Acid/Thionitrite and Perthionitrite Intermediates in the "Crosstalk" of NO and H2S Juan P. Marcolongo, Ari Zeida, Leonardo D. Slep and Jose A. Olabe 8. Computational Insights Into the Reactivity at the Sulfur Atoms of M3S4 (M= Mo, W) Clusters: The Mechanism of [3+2] Cycloaddition With Alkynes Andres G. Algarra and Manuel G. Basallote 9. Reactive Oxygen Species in Photodynamic Therapy: Mechanisms of Their Generation and Potentiation Janusz M. Dabrowski 10. Formic Acid as a Hydrogen Carrier for Fuel Cells Towards a Sustainable Energy System Hajime Kawanami, Yuichi Himeda and Gabor Laurenczy