Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0850, USA. jsmiller@chem.utah.edu
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 2009Complex electron transfer reactions have been characterized whereby in addition to electron transfer, subsequent electrochemical, chemical and even in some cases biological consequences occur. These include a secondary electron transfer that leads to a major rearrangement of the electronic structure, such that an initial oxidation leads to a reduction (or an initial reduction leads to an oxidation) for these valence ambiguous compounds. Mixed valency and valence-tautomeric behaviors can additionally result from these complex electron-transfer-induced reactions.
Joel S Miller, Kil Sik Min. Oxidation leading to reduction: redox-induced electron transfer (RIET). Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 2009;48(2):262-72
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