Marcus theory of electron transfer

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the reaction-mechanisms subtree

ΔG‡=(λ+ΔG°)²/(4λ) with reorganisation energy λ. Inverted region: faster rate as driving force exceeds λ. Nobel 1992. Explains photosynthesis + respiration ET rates.

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Photoinduced electron transfer
BEMA HAPOTHLE of ΔG‡
Photoredox catalysis
Marcus–Hush electron transfer at electrodes
Eyring equation (transition state theory)

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