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Further Evidence of an Inverted Region in Proton Transfer within the Benzophenone/Substituted Aniline Contact Radical Ion Pairs; Importance of Vibrational Reorganization Energy
journal contribution
posted on 2006-05-25, 00:00 authored by Libby R. Heeb, Kevin S. PetersThe dynamics of proton transfer within the triplet contact radical ion pair of a variety of substituted
benzophenones with N,N-diethylaniline, N,N-dimethyl-p-toluinide, and N,N-diallylaniline are examined in
solvents of varying polarity. The correlation of the rate constants with driving force reveal both a normal
region and an inverted region providing support for the nonadiabatic nature of proton transfer within these
systems. The reorganization of both the solvent and the molecular framework are central in governing the
overall reaction dynamics.