Electron transfer and structural change: Distinguishing concerted and two-step processes

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4386-4395

  Macías Ruvalcaba, Norma A ^b   Evans, Dennis H ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conformational change; Electron transfer; Electron transfer kinetics; Isomerization

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; ISOMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; VOLTAMMETRY;

CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON-TRANSFER KINETICS;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 34250369926     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700338     Document Type: Article

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