Voltammetry of quinones in unbuffered aqueous solution: Reassessing the roles of proton transfer and hydrogen bonding in the aqueous electrochemistry of quinones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 42, 2007, Pages 12847-12856

  Quan, May ^a   Sanchez, Daniel ^a   Wasylkiw, Mark F ^a   Smith, Diane K ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; HYDROGEN BONDS; PH EFFECTS; PROTON TRANSFER; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUTIONS;

BUFFERED WATER; EQUILIBRIUM MIXTURE; QUINONE DIANIONS;

KETONES;

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 35449008481     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0743083     Document Type: Article

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