Abstract
Studies on both small and large molecules, especially proteins, have been reported in which the electron transfer pathways are better described by a through-bond than a direct metal-to-metal distance. The role of the intervening matter in the redox process is difficult to quantify. In the present study, the through-bond distance and driving force between the donor and acceptor are constant in a series of binuclear complexes and only the side chains along the electron transfer pathway are changed in a systematic manner. Correlations are observed between functions of Eop and ∈max of the transition bands and ΔE1/2 measured electrochemically, the sum of the Taft σI parameters for the substituents, the dihedral angle between the two pseudoaromatic rings in the system, and the HOMO bond energies of the complexes calculated by ZINDO.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2244-2250 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1995 |
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Influence of side chains on electronic coupling between metal centers in simple model systems. / Lewis, Nita; Pan, Wei.
In: Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 34, No. 8, 01.12.1995, p. 2244-2250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Influence of side chains on electronic coupling between metal centers in simple model systems
AU - Lewis, Nita
AU - Pan, Wei
PY - 1995/12/1
Y1 - 1995/12/1
N2 - Studies on both small and large molecules, especially proteins, have been reported in which the electron transfer pathways are better described by a through-bond than a direct metal-to-metal distance. The role of the intervening matter in the redox process is difficult to quantify. In the present study, the through-bond distance and driving force between the donor and acceptor are constant in a series of binuclear complexes and only the side chains along the electron transfer pathway are changed in a systematic manner. Correlations are observed between functions of Eop and ∈max of the transition bands and ΔE1/2 measured electrochemically, the sum of the Taft σI parameters for the substituents, the dihedral angle between the two pseudoaromatic rings in the system, and the HOMO bond energies of the complexes calculated by ZINDO.
AB - Studies on both small and large molecules, especially proteins, have been reported in which the electron transfer pathways are better described by a through-bond than a direct metal-to-metal distance. The role of the intervening matter in the redox process is difficult to quantify. In the present study, the through-bond distance and driving force between the donor and acceptor are constant in a series of binuclear complexes and only the side chains along the electron transfer pathway are changed in a systematic manner. Correlations are observed between functions of Eop and ∈max of the transition bands and ΔE1/2 measured electrochemically, the sum of the Taft σI parameters for the substituents, the dihedral angle between the two pseudoaromatic rings in the system, and the HOMO bond energies of the complexes calculated by ZINDO.
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VL - 34
SP - 2244
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JO - Inorganic Chemistry
JF - Inorganic Chemistry
SN - 0020-1669
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