Advances in physical organic chemistry 2016/ edited by Ian H. Williams and Nicholas H. Williams

1. Equilibrium Effective Molarity As a Key Concept in Ring-Chain
Equilibria, Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry, Cooperativity
and Self-assembly
S. Di Stefano, G. Ercolani
1. Introduction
2. Effective Molarity
3. Equilibrium Macrocyllzatlons
4. Dynamic Combinatorial Chemistry
5. Cooperativity and Self-Assembly
6. Conclusion
References
2. Thermodynamic Effective Molarities for Supramolecular
Complexes
P. Motloch, C.A. Hunter
1. Introduction
2. Effective Molarities for Supramolecular Complexes
3. Conclusion
Appendix: Collection of Thermodynamic Effective Molarity Values for
Supramolecular Complexes
Acknowledgements
References
3. Reactivity of Nucleic Acid Radicals
Marc M. Greenberg
1. Introduction
2. Radical Formation in Nucleic Acids
3. The Norrlsh Type I Photoreactlon
4. C1'-Radical Generation, Reactivity and Related Mechanistic Implications
5. C2'-Radical Generation and Reactivity In DNA, Ribonucleosides and RNA
6. CB'-Radlcal Generation and Reactivity In DNA
7. C4'-Radical Generation and Reactivity in DNA and RNA
8. C5'-Radical Generation and Reactivity in DNA
9. Nucleobase Radical Generation and Reaaivity in DNA and RNA
10. Summary and Future Considerations
Acknowledgement
References
4. Computational Studies of Environmental Effects and Their
Interplay With Experiment
B. Mennucci, S. Caprasecca, C.A. Guide
1. Introduction
2. Computational Models
3. The Interplay With Experiments: The Solvated Molecule and Its
Spectroscopic Responses
4. Beyond the Solvated Molecule
5. Conclusions