Abstract
Manipulating the yield of chemical reactions is at the heart of chemistry, and controlling reactions by using lasers has been a goal for decades. Recently, we demonstrated how this goal could be achieved. An appreciation of this approach, termed coherent control of chemical reactions, opens up new avenues in chemistry by introducing a world of chemical control based upon previously unutilized quantum effects. The purpose of this Account is to provide an introduction to the concepts underlying coherent control of chemical reactions. It is organized as follows: Section 2 reviews some fundamental concepts in the application of quantum mechanics to chemical reactions; these may be skipped by the reader who is well versed in collision theory. Section 3 deals directly with control of chemical reactions whereas sections 4 and 5 provide overview summary remarks.
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