Electron-transfer studies of a peroxide dianion

Andrew M. Ullman; Xianru Sun; Daniel J. Graham; Nazario Lopez; Matthew Nava; Rebecca De Las Cuevas; Peter Müller; Elena V. Rybak-Akimova; Christopher C. Cummins; Daniel G. Nocera

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Electron-transfer studies of a peroxide dianion

Andrew M. Ullman, Xianru Sun, Daniel J. Graham, Nazario Lopez, Matthew Nava, Rebecca De Las Cuevas, Peter Müller, Elena V. Rybak-Akimova, Christopher C. Cummins, Daniel G. Nocera

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A peroxide dianion (O₂^2-) can be isolated within the cavity of hexacarboxamide cryptand, [(O₂)∪mBDCA-5t-H ₆]^2-, stabilized by hydrogen bonding but otherwise free of proton or metal-ion association. This feature has allowed the electron-transfer (ET) kinetics of isolated peroxide to be examined chemically and electrochemically. The ET of [(O₂)∪mBDCA-5t-H₆] ^2- with a series of seven quinones, with reduction potentials spanning 1 V, has been examined by stopped-flow spectroscopy. The kinetics of the homogeneous ET reaction has been correlated to heterogeneous ET kinetics as measured electrochemically to provide a unified description of ET between the Butler-Volmer and Marcus models. The chemical and electrochemical oxidation kinetics together indicate that the oxidative ET of O₂^2- occurs by an outer-sphere mechanism that exhibits significant nonadiabatic character, suggesting that the highest occupied molecular orbital of O ₂^2- within the cryptand is sterically shielded from the oxidizing species. An understanding of the ET chemistry of a free peroxide dianion will be useful in studies of metal-air batteries and the use of [(O ₂)∪mBDCA-5t-H₆]^2- as a chemical reagent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5384-5391
Number of pages	8
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	53
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ic500759g
State	Published - May 19 2014

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