Kinetic isotope effect of proton-coupled electron transfer in a hydrogen bonded phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerene

Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2015 Dec;14(12):2147-50. doi: 10.1039/c5pp00259a.

Abstract

Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) plays a central role in photosynthesis and potentially in solar-to-fuel systems. We report a spectroscopy study on a phenol-pyrrolidino[60]fullerene. Quenching of the singlet excited state from 1 ns to 250 ps is assigned to PCET. A H/D exchange study reveals a kinetic isotope effect (KIE) of 3.0, consistent with a concerted PCET mechanism.

MeSH terms

  • Electron Transport
  • Electrons
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Isotopes / chemistry
  • Kinetics
  • Phenol / chemistry*
  • Protons
  • Pyrrolidines / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry

Substances

  • Fullerenes
  • Isotopes
  • Protons
  • Pyrrolidines
  • Phenol
  • fullerene C60