Determination of the oxidation potentials of organic benzene derivatives: Theory and experiment

Young Kyu Han, Jaehoon Jung, Jeong Ju Cho, Hyeong Jin Kim

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Abstract

We have calculated the IP, ΔG e , and E ox values for 10 mono-substituted benzene molecules and compared them with experimental values obtained by linear sweep voltammetry. The E ox values were evaluated using the density functional method and thermodynamic cycles. The relative oxidation potentials are in close agreement with experimental values, while the UB3LYP/6-31+G(d) approach shows the absolute E ox values to be lower by about 0.9 V. Consideration of bulk solvent effects is important to fully describe the experimental variation in E ox . The HOMO, NBO, and Wiberg bond index were analyzed to investigate the changes when moving from neutral to cationic molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)601-608
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume368
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Jan 2003

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