the chemistry of reactive intermediates is central to a modern mechanistic and quantitative understanding of organic chemistry. moreover, it underlies a significant portion of modern synthetic chemistry and is integral to a molecular view of biological chemistry. reviews in reactive intermediate chemistry presents an up-to-date, authoritative guide to this fundamental topic. although it follows reactive intermediate chemistry by the same authors, it is ntended as a free-standing resource for the entire chemical and biochemical community, it should be especially useful for graduate students as a primary or supplemental textbook. this book includes relevant, practical applications and topics such as mass spectrometry methods, reactive intermediates in interstellar medium, quantum mechanical tunnelling, solvent effects, reactive intermediates in biochemical processes, and excited state surfaces. additionally, discussions of emerging areas are included, particularly those involving dynamics and theories, and concluding sections identifying key directions for future research are provided at the end of each chapter.