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Temperature and Overpotential Dependence of Long‐Range Electron Transfer across a Self‐Assembled Monolayer with Pendant Ruthenium Redox Centers

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Abstract Mixed monolayers containing an electroactive thiol, HS(CH 2 ) 15 CONHCH 2 pyRu(NH 3 ) 5 2+/3+ , and a diluent thiol, HS(CH 2 ) 15 COOH, on gold electrodes are examined in acetonitrile electrolyte (0.1 M LiClO 4 ) as a function of overpotential and temperature. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters from ca. −45 to +20 °C are obtained by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Reorganization energies obtained from Tafel plots and Arrhenius plots both yield a reorganization energy of 0.8 eV for the redox centers.

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