Issue 7, 2001

Experimental and simulation studies of the electron transfer reaction between [Ru(NH3)5pz]2+ and [Co(C2O4)3]3−

Abstract

A kinetic study of the electron transfer reaction between [Ru(NH3)5pz]2+ (pz = pyrazine) and [Co(C2O4)3]3− has been carried out in several water–cosolvent mixtures (the cosolvents being methanol, ethylene glycol, tert-butyl alcohol and glucose). The results obtained disagree with the prediction of the classical continuum model of solvent effects, which is that there is a linear variation of ln kobs[italic v (to differentiate from Times ital nu)]s. 1/εs. However, they can be rationalized considering that the activation process depends on the nature of the solvent, according to the Marcus–Hush treatment of electron transfer processes. The differences in the rate constants for several water–cosolvent mixtures, as reaction media, can be explained taking into account the preferential solvation of the reactants. Monte Carlo simulations of a simple model yield results which give qualitative support to this idea. It is also concluded that solvent effects, and in particular solvent mixtures, are asymmetric in relation to their effects on electron transfer reactions. Namely, a decrease of the dielectric constant of the solvent produces opposite effects on the driving force for cation–anion reactions depending on which reactant acts as oxidant or reductant.

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Nov 2000
Accepted
01 Feb 2001
First published
06 Mar 2001

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2001,3, 1271-1276

Experimental and simulation studies of the electron transfer reaction between [Ru(NH3)5pz]2+ and [Co(C2O4)3]3−

P. Pérez-Tejeda, F. Franco, A. Sánchez, M. Morillo, C. Denk and F. Sánchez, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2001, 3, 1271 DOI: 10.1039/B009004M

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