On the theory of oxidation-reduction reactions involving electron transfer. I

Marcus, R. A. (1956). On the theory of oxidation-reduction reactions involving electron transfer. I. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 24(5), 966-978.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1956

DOI

10.1063/1.1742723

Link

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1742723

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chemistry_materials, physics

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• Activation Energy
  • Activation energy specifically denotes the energy-cost barrier—not just any crossing point, but the energetic price of initiation, as Marcus (1956) made precise by formulating the activation barrier in terms of reorganization energy and Gibbs free energy.

    This sourceFormalizes the activation barrier in terms of reorganization energy and Gibbs free energy (the Marcus two-parabola picture); sharpens the distinction between an energetic-cost barrier and a generic threshold. SUPPORTS the claim that Marcus made the activation barrier precise via reorganization energy and Gibbs free energy.

• Hidden Path and Barrier Crossing
  • However, many enzymes achieve additional rate enhancement via hydrogen tunneling: a proton or hydride ion tunnels through a classically forbidden region of the reaction coordinate, shortcutting the top of the activation barrier.

    This sourceFormalizes the activation barrier in terms of reorganization energy and Gibbs free energy; sharpens the distinction between an energetic-cost barrier and a generic threshold.

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