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Electrochemistry of Supramolecular Systems
Author(s) -
Boulas Pierre L.,
GómezKaifer Marielle,
Echegoyen Luis
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980216)37:3<216::aid-anie216>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , ferrocene , electrochemistry , molecule , bipyridine , electron , chemistry , electrode , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , crystallography , organic chemistry , physics , crystal structure , quantum mechanics
What is the role of electrochemistry in supramolecular chemistry? On one hand, it provides information on energy and kinetics that is not available with spectroscopic and mass spectrometric techniques; on the other, it can be used to alter the electronic states and thus the interactions between molecules, resulting in new compounds and materials. A typical cyclic voltammogram of the complex shown is depicted on the right; only the first three reductions are presented, although a total of six electrons can be transferred to the bipyridine units sequentially ( E in V vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium).