Inner sphere electron transfer
Inner sphere electron transfer
Inner sphere electron transfer is a specific type of electron transfer reaction (ET) in which a common ligand bridges the two metal redox centers during the electron transfer event. The main proponent of the inner sphere ET was Henry Taube (Stanford), who won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for his concerning this topic. The Nobel Prize reaction was carried out in 1953, and involves a Cr(II) to Co(III) ET reaction.