MODERN THEORIES OF CHEMICAL-REACTIONS IN THE CONDENSED PHASE

Theoretical investigations of the dynamics of chemical reactions in condensed media are considered. The essential difference in the description of the gas and liquid phase reactions is emphasized. The main approaches developed in the theory of liquid phase reactions are considered in detail. involving computer simulation techniques which use such methods as Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics, both numerical and analytical treatments of stochastic, Langevin equations, the Focker Plank equation and kinetic Bohm-Gross equation. The perspectives and limitations of recent theories are discussed in the context of rate constant calculations for concrete chemical reactions involving isomerization, substitution, condensation and electronic transfer processes. The bibliography includes 114 references.