electron transfer

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02011
The transfer of an electron from one @M03986@ to another, or between two localized sites in the same molecular entity.
See also:
inner-sphere electron transfer
,
outer-sphere electron transfer
,
Marcus equation
Sources:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1110 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. (Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2239 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'electron transfer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02011 RIS BibTex EndNote
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