Published September 1981
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Journal Article
On the frequency factor in electron transfer reactions and its role in the highly exothermic regime
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Marcus, R. A.
Abstract
Consideration of current information on the dependence of the electron transfer rate on the radial separation distance and on the reactants′ radial distribution function suggests for adiabatic transfers a frequency factor closer to 10^(12)M^(−1) s^(−1) than to 10^(11)M^(−1) s^(−1). One effect is to raise the λ values estimated from self-exchange rate constants, and to extend thereby the range of ΔG°'s in which the "inverted region′" is masked by a diffusion-controlled reaction rate.
Additional Information
© 1981 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Received November 3, 1980; Accepted January 27, 1981. This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research. The author is much indebted to Mr. Paul Siders for performing the calculations used to obtain Figure 1.Additional details
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