Elements of Molecular and Biomolecular Electrochemistry

Electrochemistry has experienced considerable renewal over the last forty years, both at the fundamental and application levels. The relationships between electrochemistry and molecules (molecular systems or materials, biomolecules) have expanded extensively, opening new opportunities to export concepts and techniques toward other sections of science such as photochemistry, the science of chemical reactivity and biochemistry. Reverse and symbiotic importations from these fields into electrochemistry have also proved quite fruitful. An extension of the George Fisher Baker Lectures given by Jean-Michel Saveant at Cornell University in Fall 2002, Elements of Molecular and Biomolecular Electrochemistry provides a more complete coverage of these topics and advances than can currently be found in any other resource.

Preface.
Chapter 1. Single Electron Transfer at an Electrode.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Cyclic Voltammetry of Fast Electron Transfers.
1.3 Technical Aspects.
1.4 Electron Transfer Kinetics.
1.5 Successive One-Electron Transfers vs. Two-Electron Transfers.
References and Notes.
Chapter 2. Coupling of Electrode Electron Transfers with Homogeneous Chemical Reactions.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Establishing the Mechanisms and Measuring the Rate Constants for Homogeneous Reactions by Means of Cyclic Voltammetry and Potential Step Chronoamperometry.
2.3 Application of Redox Catalysis to the Kinetic Characterization of Fast Follow-up Reactions.
2.4 Product Distribution in Preparative Electrolysis.
2.5 Chemical Classification and Examples.
2.6 Redox Properties of Transient Radicals.
2.7 Electrochemistry as a Trigger for Radical Chemistry or Ionic Chemistry.
References and Notes.
Chapter 3. Electron Transfer, Bond Breaking, and Bond Formation.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Dissociative Electron Transfer.
3.3 Interactions Between Fragments in the Product Cluster.
3.4 Stepwise vs. Concerted Mechanisms.
3.5 Cleavage of Ion Radicals. Reactions of Radicals with Nucleophiles.
3.6 Role of Solvent in Ion-radical Cleavage and in Stepwise vs. Concerted Competitions.
3.7 Dichotomy and Connections between S_N2 Reactions and Dissociative Electron Transfers.
References and Notes.
Chapter 4. Molecular catalysis of Electrochemical Reactions.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Homogeneous Molecular Catalysis.
4.3 Supported Molecular catalysis (Immobilized catalysts).
References and Notes.
Chapter 5. Enzymatic Catalysis of Electrochemical Reactions.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Homogeneous Enzymatic Catalysis.
5.3 Immobilized Enzymes in Monomolecular Layers.
5.4 Spatially Ordered Multimonomolecular Layered Enzyme coatings.
References and Notes.
Chapter 6. Appendixes.
6.1 Single Electron Transfer at an Electrode.
6.2 Coupling of Homogeneous Chemical Reactions with Electron transfer.
6.3 Electron Transfer, Bond Breaking, and Bond Formation.
6.4 Analysis of Supported Molecular catalysis by Rotating Disk Electrode Voltammetry.
6.5 Enzymatic catalysis Responses.
References and Notes.
Glossary of Symbols.
Index.