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Electron‐Transfer Rate Enhancements in Nanosized Waterpools
Author(s) -
Lorenz Bret B.,
Crans Debbie C.,
Johnson Michael D.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201402307
Subject(s) - chemistry , solvation , electron transfer , reaction rate constant , chemical physics , ion , solvation shell , nanoscopic scale , micelle , electron , sodium , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , aqueous solution , organic chemistry , kinetics , physics , quantum mechanics , materials science
An enhancement in the electron‐transfer rates of metal complexes confined to a nanoscale environment within a sodium bis(2‐ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate/water/isooctane reverse micelle (RM) are reported. The rate constants increase up to two orders of magnitude relative to those in bulk water. These rate enhancements are attributed to changes in solvation (owing to location within the RM) and ion pairing.