Marcus equation
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.
| DOI | 10.2172/677005 |
|---|---|
| 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: 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 |
| Country of Publication: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Size: 9 p. |
| Availability: | OSTI as DE99000575 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| Update Date: | 2009 Dec 11 |
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