Mechanism of Inorganic Reactions: Bridge Mechanism in Electrochemical Oxidation and Reduction of Metal Ions

摘要

The chief problem in studying ligand effects in redox reactions of metal ions in aqueous system is that "only when certain conditions are fulfilled with respect to the substitution lability of the redox partners has it been possible to draw fairly definite conclusions as to the nature of the activated complexes." In order to obtain information fundamental to understanding better the mechanism of inorganic oxidation-reduction reactions, in particular of those involving a bridged activated complex, we have proposed the use of nonaqueous solvents and of an electrode in place of either the oxidant or reductant to study these re¬actions. Through such an approach, we hope to simplify greatly the design of experiments.