  We investigate the physical meaning of quantum superposition states between
reactants and products in electron transfer reactions. We show that such
superpositions are strongly suppressed and to leading orders of perturbation
theory do not pertain in electron transfer reactions. This is because of the
intermediate manifold of states separating the reactants from the products. We
provide an intuitive description of these considerations with Feynman diagrams.
We also discuss the relation of such quantum coherences to understanding the
fundamental quantum dynamics of spin-selective radical-ion-pair reactions.
