Strategies for switching the mechanism of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions illustrated by mechanistic zone diagrams
Robin Tyburski, Leif Hammarström
Abstract
The mechanism by which proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) occurs is of fundamental importance and has great consequences for applications, e.g. in catalysis.
Topics & Concepts
ProtonMechanism (biology)Electron transferElectronProton-coupled electron transferChemistryChemical physicsComputational chemistryPhysicsPhotochemistryNuclear physicsQuantum mechanicsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms