Anion-Binding-Induced Electrochemical Signal Transduction in Ferrocenylimidazolium: Combined Electrochemical Experimental and Theoretical Investigation.
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ABSTRACT: Five ferrocene alkymethylimidazolium cations 1a?1d and 2 with different alkyl spacer lengths were reinvestigated using voltammetry and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The voltammetric responses of ligand 2 toward various anions are described in detail. An interesting and unprecedented finding from both experimental and theoretical studies is that coupled electron and intramolecular anion (F-) transfer may be present in these molecules. In addition, it was also observed that, in these studied molecules, the electrostatic attraction interaction toward F- would effectively vanish beyond 1 nm, which was previously reported only for cations.
SUBMITTER: Weng TQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6359666 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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