Taube mechanism in electron transfer

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The Taube mechanism in electron transfer is a foundational concept in inorganic chemistry that explains how electrons are transferred between metal complexes through ligand-bridged, often inner-sphere, pathways.

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instanceOf concept in inorganic chemistry ⓘ
electron transfer mechanism ⓘ
appliesTo redox reactions of coordination compounds ⓘ
transition metal complexes ⓘ
associatedWith bridging halide ligands ⓘ
bridging hydroxo ligands ⓘ
bridging oxo ligands ⓘ
bridging thiocyanate ligands ⓘ
inner-sphere redox reactions ⓘ
substitution-labile complexes ⓘ
characterizedBy change in coordination environment during electron transfer ⓘ
temporary sharing of a ligand between two metal centers ⓘ
contrastsWith outer-sphere electron transfer mechanism ⓘ
contributedTo award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1983 to Henry Taube ⓘ
describes electron transfer between metal complexes ⓘ
educationalRole core topic in advanced inorganic chemistry courses ⓘ
explains ligand involvement in electron transfer pathways ⓘ
rate enhancements in inner-sphere electron transfer ⓘ
field coordination chemistry ⓘ
inorganic chemistry ⓘ
redox chemistry ⓘ
hasConsequence correlation between substitution lability and electron transfer rate ⓘ
possible ligand transfer between metal centers ⓘ
historicalExample electron transfer between Co(III) and Cr(II) complexes via a chloride bridge ⓘ
influences design of redox-active coordination compounds ⓘ
understanding of catalytic redox cycles ⓘ
involves inner-sphere electron transfer ⓘ
ligand-bridged pathways ⓘ
keyConcept bridging ligand ⓘ
coordination sphere substitution ⓘ
electron transfer via shared ligand ⓘ
transient bridged complex ⓘ
namedAfter Henry Taube ⓘ
relatedTo Marcus theory of electron transfer ⓘ
inner-sphere reorganization ⓘ
requires formation of a bridged intermediate ⓘ
ligand that can coordinate to both metal centers ⓘ
supports stepwise mechanism involving bridge formation and cleavage ⓘ
usedIn classification of electron transfer reactions as inner-sphere ⓘ
interpretation of kinetic data for redox reactions ⓘ

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