DYNAMICAL SOLVENT EFFECTS IN ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS

Recent experiments have revealed several dynamical solvent effects in electron transfer reactions predicted theoretically earlier. The dynamics of these reactions display a diverse and interesting behavior. They include the dependence of the rate constant on the solvent polarity, on the solvent polarization relaxation times, and on the charge distribution of the reagents and products of the reaction. In this article we review the recent developments in theoretical description of dynamical solvent effects in electron transfer, and compare them with the available experimental results.