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Multielectron, multisubstrate molecular catalysis of electrochemical reactions: Formal kinetic analysis in the total catalysis regime.

Cyrille CostentinDaniel G NoceraCasey N Brodsky
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017)
Cyclic voltammetry responses are derived for two-electron, two-step homogeneous electrocatalytic reactions in the total catalysis regime. The models developed provide a framework for extracting kinetic information from cyclic voltammograms (CVs) obtained in conditions under which the substrate or cosubstrate is consumed in a multielectron redox process, as is particularly prevalent for very active catalysts that promote energy conversion reactions. Such determination of rate constants in the total catalysis regime is a prerequisite for the rational benchmarking of molecular electrocatalysts that promote multielectron conversions of small-molecule reactants. The present analysis is illustrated with experimental systems encompassing various limiting behaviors.
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