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Electrochemical Properties of Branched Pyridinium Cations
Lachmanová, Štěpánka ; Hromadová, Magdaléna ; Pospíšil, Lubomír ; Lainé, P. P.
The electrochemical properties of branched extended pyridinium cations depend strongly on the structure of the molecule. This work is focused on the redox processes of the electron transfer of four derivatives of pyridinium. The electron transfer mechanism was studied by various electrochemical methods. Although the structures of the studied molecules seem to be quite similar, 1-N-methyl-2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium and 1',3',5'-trimethyl-2,4,6-triphenyl-1,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium are reduced in two separate one-electron transfer steps. On the other hand, 1'-methyl-2,4,6-triphenyl-1,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium and 1',3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-triphenyl-1,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium accept two electrons, but in a single two-electron transfer. The heterogeneous rate constants of the electron-transfer processes were determined.
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