Elements of Molecular and Biomolecular Electrochemistry (eBook)

Jean-Michel Savéant is Professor at the Universite de Paris, and was selected as the 2002 Baker Lecturer at Cornell University.

Preface.

Chapter 1. Single Electron Transfer at an Electrode.

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 Cyclic Voltammetry of Fast Electron Transfers.

1.3 Technical Aspects.

1.4 Electron Transfer Kinetics.

1.5 Successive One-Electron Transfers vs. Two-Electron
Transfers.

References and Notes.

Chapter 2. Coupling of Electrode Electron Transfers with
Homogeneous Chemical Reactions.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Establishing the Mechanisms and Measuring the Rate Constants
for Homogeneous Reactions by Means of Cyclic Voltammetry and
Potential Step Chronoamperometry.

2.3 Application of Redox Catalysis to the Kinetic
Characterization of Fast Follow-up Reactions.

2.4 Product Distribution in Preparative Electrolysis.

2.5 Chemical Classification and Examples.

2.6 Redox Properties of Transient Radicals.

2.7 Electrochemistry as a Trigger for Radical Chemistry or Ionic
Chemistry.

References and Notes.

Chapter 3. Electron Transfer, Bond Breaking, and Bond
Formation.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Dissociative Electron Transfer.

3.3 Interactions Between Fragments in the Product Cluster.

3.4 Stepwise vs. Concerted Mechanisms.

3.5 Cleavage of Ion Radicals. Reactions of Radicals with
Nucleophiles.

3.6 Role of Solvent in Ion-radical Cleavage and in Stepwise vs.
Concerted Competitions.

3.7 Dichotomy and Connections between SN2 Reactions
and Dissociative Electron Transfers.

References and Notes.

Chapter 4. Molecular catalysis of Electrochemical
Reactions.

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Homogeneous Molecular Catalysis.

4.3 Supported Molecular catalysis (Immobilized catalysts).

References and Notes.

Chapter 5. Enzymatic Catalysis of Electrochemical
Reactions.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Homogeneous Enzymatic Catalysis.

5.3 Immobilized Enzymes in Monomolecular Layers.

5.4 Spatially Ordered Multimonomolecular Layered Enzyme
coatings.

References and Notes.

Chapter 6. Appendixes.

6.1 Single Electron Transfer at an Electrode.

6.2 Coupling of Homogeneous Chemical Reactions with Electron
transfer.

6.3 Electron Transfer, Bond Breaking, and Bond Formation.

6.4 Analysis of Supported Molecular catalysis by Rotating Disk
Electrode Voltammetry.

6.5 Enzymatic catalysis Responses.

References and Notes.

Glossary of Symbols.

Index.

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