Issue 6, 2014
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Proton tunnelling and promoting vibrations during the oxidation of ascorbate by ferricyanide?

Shaun M. Kandathil,a   Max D. Driscoll,a   Rachel V. Dunn,a   Nigel S. Scrutton*a  and  Sam Hay*a  

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a Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) and Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, 131 Princess St., Manchester, UK M1 7DN
E-mail: nigel.scrutton@manchester.ac.uk, sam.hay@manchester.ac.uk
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Abstract

A combination of the temperature- and pressure-dependencies of the kinetic isotope effect on the proton coupled electron transfer during ascorbate oxidation by ferricyanide suggests that this reference reaction may exploit vibrationally assisted quantum tunnelling of the transferred proton.

Graphical abstract: Proton tunnelling and promoting vibrations during the oxidation of ascorbate by ferricyanide?

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CP55131H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Dec 2013
Accepted
02 Jan 2014
First published
06 Jan 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014,16, 2256-2259

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Proton tunnelling and promoting vibrations during the oxidation of ascorbate by ferricyanide?

S. M. Kandathil, M. D. Driscoll, R. V. Dunn, N. S. Scrutton and S. Hay, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 2256 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55131H

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