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Multi‐electron transfer processes for molecular conversions
Author(s) -
Tsuchida Eishun
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.1995.220060302
Subject(s) - electron transfer , materials science , electron , redox , polymerization , sulfur , process (computing) , photochemistry , chemical physics , nanotechnology , chemistry , computer science , physics , polymer , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , composite material , operating system
Multi‐electron transfer plays an important role in many chemical reactions. A collection of examples, both of metal complexes that exhibit one‐step, multi‐electron transfer process, and of chemical reactions based on a multi‐electron transfer system, is presented. Emphasis is placed on the role of multi‐electron transfer process in a sense that some molecular conversion systems such as reduction of O 2 and oxidation of H 2 O become feasible through multi‐electron transfer. As an important example of molecular conversion, oxidative polymerization of sulfur‐containing compounds through two‐electron transfer, is also reviewed.