Repozytorium

Structural consequences of electron transfer reactions. 8. Elucidation of isomerization mechanism of the radical anion of (η4-cyclooctatetraene)cyclopentadienylcobalt with FFT-Faradaic admittance measurements.

Autorzy

Maria Grzeszczuk

Donald E. Smith

William E. Geiger

Rok wydania

1983

Czasopismo

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Numer woluminu

105

Strony

1772-1776

DOI

10.1021/ja00345a013

Kolekcja

Naukowa

Język

Angielski

Typ publikacji

Artykuł

Streszczenie

The reduction of ( 4-1,5-cyclooctatetraene)cyclopentadienylcobalt, (l,5-COT)CoCp, proceeds in an apparently irreversible one-electron step to an isomerized anion, (l,3-COT)CoCp". The present study addressed the mechanistic question of whether the isomerization occurs concomitant with or subsequent to the electron-transfer step. Since the isomerization step was too fast to be studied by normal cyclic voltammetric or moderate frequency ac polarographic techniques, studies using Fast Fourier Transform Faradaic Admittance measurements were undertaken. Using ac frequencies up to 24 kHZ, the reduction was characterized as an EC process (isomerization reaction following the electron-transfer step) with a rate constant for the isomerization step (at 298 K) of (2 ± 1) X 103 s"1 in dimethylformamide containing 0.1 M Bu4NBF4 as supporting electrolyte. The heterogeneous electron-transfer rates of the reductions of both isomers were evaluated as ksapp = 0.28 cm/s for the 1,3-isomer and 0.06 cm/s for the 1,5-isomer.

Adres publiczny

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja00345a013

Strona internetowa wydawcy

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html