Mechanism of the electrochemical reduction of 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone. Evidence for a concerted electron and proton transfer reaction involving a hydrogen-bonded complex as reactant

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 105, Issue 37, 2001, Pages 8877-8884

  Lehmann, Mark W ^a   Evans, Dennis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSFER;

ACETONITRILE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MICROELECTRODES; REDUCTION;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0035922514     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0109269     Document Type: Article

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