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An approach previously devised is used in interpreting the observed solvent dependence of the rate of electron exchange between tetracyanoquinodimethane and its anion radical, as it incorporates effects from strong interaction in electrontransfer reactions involving intramolecular rearrangement. The kinetic characteristics have been derived, for which satisfactory values have not been obtained in the interpretation based on the traditional approach.
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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 353–357, May–June, 1987.
I am indebted to L. D. Zusman for directing attention to [4].
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Gel'man, A.B. Interpreting the solvent dependence for the rate of electron exchange between tetracyanoquinodimethane and its anion radical. Theor Exp Chem 23, 326–330 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00531388
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