On the kinetics and energetics of one-electron oxidation of 1,3,5-triazines

Abstract

One-electron oxidation of 1,3,5-triazines is observed with both excited uranyl ion (*UO₂²⁺) and sulfate radical anion (SO₄˙⁻ ) in aqueous solution, but not with Tl²⁺, indicating that the standard reduction potentials E° of 1,3,5-triazine radical cations are ≈ 2.3 ± 0.1 V vs. NHE, consistent with theoretical calculations; this suggests that if triazines inhibit electron transfer during photosynthesis, they would need to act on the reductive part of the electron transport chain.