Electron transfer

Electron transfer (ET) occurs when an electron relocates from an atom or molecule to another such chemical entity. ET is a mechanistic description of certain kinds of redox reactions involving transfer of electrons.^[2]

Electrochemical processes are ET reactions. ET reactions are relevant to photosynthesis and respiration and commonly involve transition metal complexes.^[3]^[4] In organic chemistry ET is a step in some commercial polymerization reactions. It is foundational to photoredox catalysis.

^ "Metals". Bitesize. BBC. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03.
^ Piechota, Eric J.; Meyer, Gerald J. (2019). "Introduction to Electron Transfer: Theoretical Foundations and Pedagogical Examples". Journal of Chemical Education. 96 (11): 2450–2466. Bibcode:2019JChEd..96.2450P. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00489. S2CID 208754569.
^ Greenwood, N. N.; Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.
^ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.

[1] "Metals". Bitesize. BBC. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03.

[2] Piechota, Eric J.; Meyer, Gerald J. (2019). "Introduction to Electron Transfer: Theoretical Foundations and Pedagogical Examples". Journal of Chemical Education. 96 (11): 2450–2466. Bibcode:2019JChEd..96.2450P. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00489. S2CID 208754569.

[3] Greenwood, N. N.; Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.

[4] Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. (2001). Inorganic Chemistry. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.

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