The free energy change of an electron transfer reaction in a polar solvent is rigorously analyzed within the framework of the dielectric continuum model. An appropriate expression for the electrostatic energy between the two product ions separated by R is derived. The present result does not support
On the theory of adiabatic electron-tranfers reactions in polar solvents
β Scribed by A.B. Helman
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 657 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0104
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