Solvent and Temperature Effects on Photoinduced Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in the Marcus Inverted Region
Laura F. Cotter, Belinda Pettersson Rimgard, Giovanny A. Parada, James M. Mayer, Leif Hammarström
Abstract
in toluene at 298 K. This demonstrates how PCET in the inverted region may be controlled to potentially use proton-coupled CS states for efficient solar fuel production and photoredox catalysis.
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