Electron Transfer Reactions of Complex Ions in Solution

Electron Transfer Reactions of Complex Ions in Solution covers the significant development of some important area of electron transfer reactions of complex ions. This four-chapter book emerged from a series of lectures at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in November and December 1967.

Chapter I presents research studies in cation hydration. This chapter describes principal methods for composition determination of the first coordination spheres of the aquo ions. Chapter II examines the distinction between reactions in which electron transfer takes place from one primary bond system to another. Chapter III discusses some aspects of ligand effects in electron-transfer reactions. This chapter demonstrates that differences in the behavior of systems can be expected at least in the extremes of mechanisms. Chapter IV deals with the history, principles and applications of the induced electron-transfer effect.

This book is of great value to electrochemists, students, and researchers.

Foreword

Chapter I. Introduction Of The Reagents: Studies In Hydration Of Cations

I. Introduction

II. Summary of Results

III. Application of the Methods

IV. Relations Between Substitution Rates

V. Comments on Rates Summarized in Table 1-1

VI. Problems

References

Chapter II. Description Of The Activated Complexes For Electron Transfer

I. Introduction

II. The Outer-Sphere Activated Complex

III. The Inner-Sphere Activated Complex

References

Chapter III. Some Aspects Of Ligand Effects In Electron Transfer Reactions

I. Introduction

II. Simple Ligands

III. Activation Parameters

IV. The Mechanism of Electron Transfer

V. Conclusion

References

Chapter IV. Induced Electron Transfer

I. Introduction

II. History

III. Evidence for the Formation of an Intermediate

IV. The Oxidation of Pentaamminepyridinemethanolcobalt (III) by Ce(IV)

V. Low-Spin Co(II) as an Intermediate

VI. Other Systems

References

Subject Index