Electron Transfer Reactions

ContentsPart 1: Electron Transfer In The Gas Phase 1 Electron Transfer Between Atoms 1.1 Resonance Transfer 1.2 Electron Transfer Between Unlike Atoms 1.3 The Langevin Model 1.4 Typical Reaction Rates 2 Electron Transfer Involving Molecules 2.1 Formal Classification of Mechanisms 2.2 Description of Principal Reaction Mechanisms 2.3 Factors Influencing Electron Transfer Rates 2.4 Large Molecules Part 2: Electron Transfer in Solution 3 The Reaction Path (1): Oxidation States 3.1 Introduction and Definitions 3.2 Non-Complementary Reactions 3.3 Reagents of Multiple Valence 3.4 Free Energy Profiles 3.5 Double Electron Transfer 3.6 Multiple Electron Transfer 3.7 Other Reaction Pathways 4 The Reaction Path (2): Binuclear Intermediates 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Diffusion-Controlled Mechanism 4.3 Rate-Determining Steps — Some Indirect Arguments 4.4 Labile Intermediates: Kinetic Evidence From Catalysed Pathways 4.5 Labile Intermediates: Direct Observation 5 The Mechanism of Electron Transfer 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Inner- and Outer-Sphere Mechanisms: Experimental Evidence 5.3 'Remote Attack': Experimental Evidence 5.4 Outer-Sphere Mechanisms Part 3: Energetics of Electron Transfer 6 Theory of Electron Transfer 6.1 Models of The Electron Transfer Process 6.2 The Thermal Mechanism 6.3 The Activation Process 6.4 Inner- and Outer-Sphere Energy Terms 6.5 Comparison with Experiment (1): Rate Comparisons and Correlations 6.6 Comparison with Experiment (2): Absolute Rate Calculations 6.7 Other Theories of Electron Transfer 6.8 Connection with Electrochemical Kinetics 7 Bridged Electron Transfer: Theory and Experiment 7.1 Theoretical Models 7.2 Review of Theories 7.3 Evidence For Chemical Mechanisms 7.4 Bridging Organic Ligands: Reducibility of Bridging Group 7.5 Bridging By Halide Ions 8 Optical Electron Transfer 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Classification of Optical Electron Transfer Systems 8.3 Theory 8.4 Examples of Optical Electron Transfer 8.5 Reorganization Energies: Comparison with Theory 8.6 Photo-Induced Electron Transfer Reactions 9 Electron Transfer in the Solid State 9.1 Outline of Theory 9.2 Examples ReferencesIndex