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DOI | 10.2172/677005 |
Title | Marcus equation |
Publication Date | 1998 Nov 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 677005; Legacy ID: DE99000575 |
Report Number(s) | BNL--65855 |
DOE Contract Number | AC02-98CH10886 |
DOI | 10.2172/677005 |
Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE99000575; BR: KC030101; TRN: TRN: AHC29821%%138 |
Resource Type | Technical Report |
Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: [1998] |
Research Org | Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States) |
Sponsoring Org | USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States) |
Subject | 40 CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSFER; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; EQUATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; FREE ENERGY |
Description/Abstract | In the late 1950s to early 1960s Rudolph A. Marcus developed a theory for treating the rates of outer-sphere electron-transfer reactions. Outer-sphere reactions are reactions in which an electron is transferred from a donor to an acceptor without any chemical bonds being made or broken. (Electron-transfer reactions in which bonds are made or broken are referred to as inner-sphere reactions.) Marcus derived several very useful expressions, one of which has come to be known as the Marcus cross-relation or, more simply, as the Marcus equation. It is widely used for correlating and predicting electron-transfer rates. For his contributions to the understanding of electron-transfer reactions, Marcus received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This paper discusses the development and use of the Marcus equation. Topics include self-exchange reactions; net electron-transfer reactions; Marcus cross-relation; and proton, hydride, atom and group transfers. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Size: 9 p. |
Availability | OSTI as DE99000575 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
System Entry Date | 2007 Apr 30 |
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