Role of Alkali Metal Cation Size in the Energy and Rate of Electron Transfer to Solvent-Separated 1:1 [(M+)(Acceptor)] (M+= Li+, Na+, K+) Ion Pairs

2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (22) ◽  
pp. 5292-5307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir A. Grigoriev ◽  
Danny Cheng ◽  
Craig L. Hill ◽  
Ira A. Weinstock
2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (14) ◽  
pp. 7436-7438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifeng Wang ◽  
Offer Zeiri ◽  
Shelly Sharet ◽  
Ira A. Weinstock

2015 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 786-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina D. Kellner ◽  
Marc S. von Gernler ◽  
Manolis D. Tzirakis ◽  
Michael Orfanopoulos ◽  
Thomas Drewello

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (13) ◽  
pp. 1540-1542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard C. Knighton ◽  
Paul D. Beer

A neutral heteroditopic pyridine N-oxide axle containing [2]rotaxane, synthesised via sodium cation templation, displays cooperative recognition of alkali metal cation-halide anion ion-pairs in an unprecedented axle component separated ion-pair binding fashion.


1975 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
JW Diggle ◽  
AJ Parker ◽  
DA Owensby

The standard electron-transfer heterogeneous rate constant of lithium, potassium, sodium and caesium amalgams in N,N-dimethylformamide was ascertained employing cyclic voltammetry in an effort to relate the presence of a non-equilibrium electrode reaction at the dropping lithium amalgam electrode to the variation of the lithium amalgam electrode potential with amalgam electrode con- figuration, i.e. whether streaming, dropping or stationary. Such variations are not observed at other alkali metal amalgam electrodes. ��� In the dipolar aprotic solvents the standard electron-transfer heterogeneous rate constant for the Li(Hg) electrode increases as the solvating power for Li+ decreases, i.e. dimethyl sulphoxide < di- methylformamide < propylene carbonate. Water is a much stronger solvator of Li+ than is propylene carbonate, but the electron transfer is faster in water than in propylene carbonate; the important role of entropic contributions in ion solvation is discussed as an explanation.


2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 647-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie A O'Neill ◽  
Frances L Cozens

Alkali metal cation regulation of carbocation formation and reactivity in non-acidic zeolites is probed using the photoheterolysis reaction of 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenol. Nanosecond time-resolved diffuse reflectance is employed to directly observe the 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenyl cation as a transient species within the non-acidic zeolites. The efficiency of carbocation formation via photoheterolysis and the dynamics of other reaction pathways available to photoexcited 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenol are found to be strongly dependent on the zeolite alkali metal counterion. In particular, the yield of carbocation decreases with increasing counterion size in a manner consistent with the zeolite assisting the excited state C—O bond cleavage via Lewis acid catalysis involving the metal cation. Zeolite encapsulation is also found to modulate the ability of water and methanol to assist photoheterolysis. For instance, the influence of coadsorbed water on the photoheterolysis reaction within zeolites is found to be highly sensitive to the alkali metal cation. The rate constant for intrazeolite decay of the 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenyl cation increases significantly as the alkali metal cation size increases and as the Si–Al ratio decreases. These reactivity trends suggest that the intrazeolite decay of the 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenyl cation involves nucleophilic addition at the active site [Si-O-Al]– bridges of the zeolite framework. In addition, the reactivity of the 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenyl cation within alkali metal zeolites can be regulated by the co-inclusion of reagents such as methanol, water, and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol.Key words: cation-exchanged zeolites, 9-cyclopropyl-9-fluorenyl cation, laser photolysis, reactivity.


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