Transfer coefficients and standard reduction potentials of disulfides.
| RSSRa | E p b , c/V | α b , d | E 0 e/V | E 0–Ep | λ h/eV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −2.13 | 0.27 | −1.68 ± 0.05 | 0.45 | 1.20 |
| 2 | −1.81 | 0.24 | −1.43 ± 0.01 | 0.38 | 1.16 |
| 3f | −1.84 | 0.20 | −1.38 ± 0.05 | 0.46 | 1.33 |
| 4 | −1.94 | 0.20 | −1.45 ± 0.04 | 0.49 | 1.09 |
| 5 | −1.95 | 0.21 | −1.83 ± 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.77 |
| 6 | −2.32 | 0.22 | −1.90 ± 0.05 | 0.42 | 1.21 |
| 7 | −2.37 | 0.28 | −2.06 ± 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.95 |
| 8 | −2.09 | 0.22 | −1.77 ± 0.01 | 0.32 | 1.02 |
| 9 | −1.84 | 0.21 | −1.17 ± 0.05 | 0.67 | 1.53 |
| 10 | −2.18 | 0.26 | −1.90 ± 0.02 | 0.28 | 1.00 |
| 11 | −1.92 | 0.21 | −1.28 ± 0.08 | 0.67 | 1.53 |
| 12 | −2.30 | 0.25 | −1.96 ± 0.06 | 0.34 | 1.11 |
| 13g | −1.40 | 0.33 | −1.12 | 0.28 | 1.10 |
| 14 | −1.53 | 0.23 | −1.20 ± 0.02 | 0.33 | 1.06 |
Compounds shown in Fig. 3.
Cyclic voltammograms recorded on anhydrous acetonitrile solutions containing 1.5 mM RSSR and 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate (Fig. S1A).
Cathodic peak potential vs. NHE.
Calculated from eqn (7).
E 0 determined from extrapolation of Ep–α plots to α = 0.5 (Fig. S1B).
Data for compound 3 taken from ref. 24.
Data for compound 13 taken from ref. 20.
λ determined from the slope of of Ep–α plots.