Rudolph A. Marcus

Rudolph Arthur Marcus is a Canadian-born Chemist and Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 1992. Marcus studied electron transfer in REDOX reactions and has major contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems. Marcus theory (which is named after him) provides kinetic and thermodynamic basis of electron transfer.

His work showed how molecular changes in reactants and solvent molecules influence movement of electrons between molecules. His research advanced understandings of various aspects of cell metabolism, corrosion and photosynthesis.

Rudolph Marcus has received many awards including Anne Molson Prize in chemistry 1943, Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics 1978, Robert Robinson Medal 1982, Wolf Prize in Chemistry 1985, Willard Gibbs Medal 1988 and National Medal of Science 1989.

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1943 Anne Molson Prize in Chemistry, McGill

1976 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Senior U.S. Scientist Award, Technical University of Munich

1978 Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics, American Chemical Society

1982 Robinson Medal, Faraday Division, Royal Society of Chemistry

1983 Chandler Medal, Columbia University

1985 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

1988 Willard Gibbs Medal, American Chemical Society, Chicago Section

1988 Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society

1988 Centenary Medal, Faraday Division, Royal Society of Chemistry

1989 National Medal of Science

1990 Theodore William Richards Medal, American Chemical Society, Northeastern Section

1990 William Lloyd Evans Award, Ohio State University

1991 Edgar Fahs Smith Award, American Chemical Society, Philadelphia Section

1991 Remsen Award, American Chemical Society, Maryland Section

1991 Linus Pauling Award, American Chemical Society, Oregon, Portland, and Puget Sound Sections

1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1993 Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry

1993 American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award

1994 Lavoisier Medal, Société Française de Chimie

1995 Treasure of Los Angeles Award, Central City Association of Los Angeles

1996 Auburn – G. M. Kosolapoff Award, American Chemical Society, Auburn Section

1997 Award in Theoretical Chemistry, American Chemical Society

1997 Oesper Award, American Chemical Society, Cincinnati Section

1998 Top 75 Award, Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society

1999 Wilhelm Jost Lecture and Medal, Deut. Bunsenges and Acad. Sci. Gottingen

1. R. A. Marcus. Global Potential Energy Contour Plots for Chemical Reactions. Stepwise vs Concerted 2 + 2 Cycloaddition. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1995; 117(16); 4683-4690.

2. A. A. Stuchebrukhov, R. A. Marcus. Theoretical Study of Electron Transfer in Ferrocytochromes. J. Phys. Chem.; 1995; 99(19); 7581-7590.

3. R. A. Marcus. Theory of Electron Transfer Rates across Liquid-Liquid Interfaces [Erratum to document cited in CA114:51796]. J. Phys. Chem.; 1995; 99(15); 5742-5742.

4. R. A. Marcus. Theory of Electron Transfer Rates across Liquid-Liquid Interfaces. 2. Relationships and Applications. [Erratum to document cited in CA114:110532]. J. Phys. Chem.; 1995; 99(15); 5742-5742.

5. Aseem Mehta, A. A. Stuchebrukhov, R. A. Marcus. IVR in Overtones of the Acetylenic C-H Stretch in Propyne. J. Phys. Chem.; 1995; 99(9); 2677-2683.

6. R. A. Marcus. Free Energy of Nonequilibrium Polarization Systems. 4. A Formalism Based on the Nonequilibrium Dielectric Displacement. J. Phys. Chem.; 1994; 98(29); 7170-7174.

7. A. A. Stuchebrukhov, R. A. Marcus. Decay and Recurrences of Wave Packets in Nonlinear Quantum Systems. J. Phys. Chem.; 1994; 98(13); 3285-3289.

8. Prabha Siddarth, R. A. Marcus. Correlation between theory and experiment in electron-transfer reactions in proteins: electronic couplings in modified cytochrome c and myoglobin derivatives. J. Phys. Chem.; 1993; 97(50); 13078-13082.

9. A. A. Stuchebrukhov, A. Mehta, R. A. Marcus. Vibrational superexchange mechanism of intramolecular vibrational relaxation in 3,3-dimethylbut-1-yne molecules. J. Phys. Chem.; 1993; 97(48); 12491-12499.

10. Prabha Siddarth, R. A. Marcus. Electron-transfer reactions in proteins: electronic coupling in myoglobin. J. Phys. Chem.; 1993; 97(23); 6111-6114.

11. Prabha Siddarth, R. A. Marcus Electron-transfer reactions in proteins: an artificial intelligence approach to electronic coupling. J. Phys. Chem.; 1993; 97(10); 2400-2405.

12. Prabha Siddarth, R. A. Marcus. Calculation of electron-transfer matrix elements of bridged systems using a molecular fragment approach. J. Phys. Chem.; 1992; 96(8); 3213-3217.

13. R. A. Marcus. Schroedinger equation for strongly interacting electron-transfer systems. J. Phys. Chem.; 1992; 96(4); 1753-1757.

14. R. A. Marcus. Global potential energy contour plots for chemical reactions: multiple reaction paths, bifurcations, and applicability of transition-state theory. J. Phys. Chem.; 1991; 95(21); 8236-8243.

15. R. A. Marcus. Theory of electron-transfer rates across liquid-liquid interfaces. 2. Relationships and application. J. Phys. Chem.; 1991; 95(5); 2010-2013.

16. Prabha Siddarth, R. A. Marcus. Electron-transfer reactions in proteins: a calculation of electronic coupling. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(22); 8430-8434.

17. R. A. Marcus. Theory of electron-transfer rates across liquid-liquid interfaces [Erratum to document cited in CA112(24):225352x]. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(19); 7742-7742.

18. R. A. Marcus. Theory of charge-transfer spectra in frozen media. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(12); 4963-4966.

19. R. A. Marcus. Theory of electron-transfer rates across liquid-liquid interfaces. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(10); 4152-4155.

20. R. Almeida, R. A. Marcus. Dynamics of electron transfer for a nonsuperexchange coherent mechanism. 2. Numerical calculations. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(7); 2978-2985.

21. Prabha Siddarth, R. A. Marcus. Comparison of experimental and theoretical electronic matrix elements for longRange electron transfer. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(7); 2985-2989.

22. R. A. Marcus, R. Almeida. Dynamics of electron transfer for a nonsuperexchange coherent mechanism. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(7); 2973-2977.

23. R. A. Marcus. Reorganization free energy for electron transfers at liquid-liquid and dielectric semiconductor-liquid interfaces. J. Phys. Chem.; 1990; 94(3); 1050-1055.

24. R. A. Marcus. Relation between charge transfer absorption and fluorescence spectra and the inverted region. J. Phys. Chem.; 1989; 93(8); 3078-3086.

25. Stephen J. Klippenstein, R. A. Marcus. Unimolecular reaction rate theory for highly flexible transition states. 2. Conventional coordinate formulas for the various possible fragment combinations: miscellaneous topics. J. Phys. Chem.; 1988; 92(19); 5412-5417.

26. Stephen J. Klippenstein, R. A. Marcus. Unimolecular reaction rate theory for highly flexible transition states: use of conventional coordinates. J. Phys. Chem.; 1988; 92(11); 3105-3109.

27. David M. Wardlaw, R. A. Marcus. Unimolecular reaction rate theory for transition states of any looseness. 3. Application to methyl radical recombination. J. Phys. Chem.; 1986; 90(21); 5383-5393.

28. David M. Wardlaw, R. A. Marcus. The Additions and Corrections – Unimolecular Reaction Rate Theory for Transition States of Any Looseness. 3. Application to Methyl Radical Recombination. J. Phys. Chem.; 1987; 91(18); 4864.

29. R. A. Marcus. Theory, experiment, and reaction rates. A personal view. J. Phys. Chem.; 1986; 90(16); 3460-3465.

30. Robert J. Cave, Paul Siders, R. A. Marcus. Mutual orientation effects on electron transfer between porphyrins. J. Phys. Chem.; 1986; 90(7); 1436-1444.

31. Gregory A. Voth, R. A. Marcus. Semiclassical dressed state theory for the vibrational excitation of a Morse oscillator by radiation. J. Phys. Chem.; 1985; 89(11); 2208-2213.

32. R. A. Marcus, William L. Hase, Kandadai Swamy. RRKM and nonRRKM behavior in chemical activation and related studies. J. Phys. Chem.; 1984; 88(26); 6717-6720.

33. D. M. Wardlaw, D. W. Noid, R. A. Marcus. Semiclassical and quantum vibrational intensities. J. Phys. Chem.; 1984; 88(3); 536-547.

34. Steven M. Lederman, John H. Runnels, R. A. Marcus. Densities of vibrational states of given symmetry species and their use in statistical estimates involving Coriolis and anharmonic effects. J. Phys. Chem.; 1983; 87(22); 4364-4367.

35. D. W. Noid, D. M. Wardlaw, M. L. Koszykowski, R. A. Marcus. Methods for plotting trajectories for triatomic molecules and visualizing the caustics. J. Phys. Chem.; 1983; 87(15); 2733-2738.

36. L. R. Khundkar, R. A. Marcus, A. H. Zewail. Unimolecular reactions at low energies and RRKM behavior: isomerization and dissociation. J. Phys. Chem.; 1983; 87(14); 2473-2476.

37. R. A. Marcus, Paul Siders. Further Developments in Electron Transfer. Mechanistic Aspects of Inorganic Reactions 1982; 198(10); 235-253.

38. M. L. Koszykowski, D. W. Noid, R. A. Marcus. Semiclassical theory of intensities of vibrational fundamentals, overtones, and combination bands. J. Phys. Chem.; 1982; 86(12); 2113-2117.

39. R. A. Marcus, Paul Siders. Theory of highly exothermic electron transfer reactions. J. Phys. Chem.; 1982; 86(5); 622-630.

40. P. Siders, R. A. Marcus. Quantum effects in electron-transfer reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1981; 103(4); 741-747.

41. P. Siders, R. A. Marcus. Quantum effects for electron-transfer reactions in the ”inverted region”. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1981; 103(4); 748-752.

42. R. A. Marcus. Semiclassical comparison of quasi-classical and quantum moments of distribution of state in molecular collisions. J. Phys. Chem.; 1979; 83(8); 944-946.

43. R. A. Marcus. Vibrational nonadiabaticity and tunneling effects in transition state theory. J. Phys. Chem.; 1979; 83(1); 204-207.

44. R. A. Marcus, N. Sutin. Electron-transfer reactions with unusual activation parameters. Treatment of reactions accompanied by large entropy decreases. Inorg. Chem.; 1975; 14(1); 213-216.

45. Rudolph A. Marcus. Unusual slopes of free energy plots in kinetics. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1969; 91(26); 7224-7225.

46. Audrey O. Cohen, Rudolph A. Marcus. Slope of free energy plots in chemical kinetics. J. Phys. Chem.; 1968; 72(12); 4249-4256.

47. R. A. Marcus. Theoretical relations among rate constants, barriers, and Broensted slopes of chemical reactions. J. Phys. Chem.; 1968; 72(3); 891-899.

48. Stuart A. Levison, Rudolph A. Marcus. Kinetics of ferrocyanide reduction of quinones. J. Phys. Chem.; 1968; 72(1); 358-360.

49. R. A. Marcus. On the Theory of OxidationReduction Reactions Involving Election Transfer V. Comparison and Properties of Electrochemical and Chemical Rate Constants – Correction. J. Phys. Chem.; 1963; 67(12); 2889.

50. R. A. Marcus. ON THE THEORY OF OXIDATIONREDUCTION REACTIONS INVOLVING ELECTRON TRANSFER. V. COMPARISON AND PROPERTIES OF ELECTROCHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL RATE CONSTANTS1. J. Phys. Chem.; 1963; 67(4); 853-857.

51. W. C. Kreye, R. A. Marcus. Highly Sensitive Low Temperature Fractionation Method for Separation and Measurement of Boron Hydrides. Anal. Chem.; 1962; 34(12); 1665-1666.

52. L. L. Ciaccio, R. A. Marcus. Kinetic Studies of Nitration with Nitronium Fluoroborate1. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1962; 84(10); 1838-1841.

53. F. R. Meeks, R. A. Marcus. ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS OF BIPOLAR ELECTROLYTES. SILVER SUCCINATE AND SEBACATE IN AQUEOUS SODIUM NITRATE1. J. Phys. Chem.; 1961; 65(2); 306-309.

54. -C. G. Overberger, R. J. Ehrig, R. A. Marcus. Ionic Polymerization. IX. The Effect of Water in the Cationic Polymerization of Styrene Catalyzed by Stannic Chloride1. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1958; 80(10); 2456-2463.

55. Harry P. Gregor, Jack Belle, R. A. Marcus. Studies on Ion-exchange Resins. XIII. Selectivity Coefficients of Quaternary Base Anion-exchange Resins Toward Univalent Anions. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1955; 77(10); 2713-2719.

56. R. A. Marcus. Titration of Polyelectrolytes at Higher Ionic Strengths. J. Phys. Chem.; 1954; 58(8); 621-623.

57. Harry P. Gregor, Jack Belle, R. A. Marcus. Studies on Ion Exchange Resins. IX. Capacity and Specific Volumes of Quaternary Base Anion Exchange Resins1. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1954; 76(7); 1984-1987.

58. R. A. Marcus, O. K. Rice. The Kinetics of the Recombination of Methyl Radicals and Iodine Atoms. J. Phys. Chem.; 1951; 55(6); 894-908.



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