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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 8.
Published in final edited form as: Chemistry. 2009 Jun 8;15(24):5926–5934. doi: 10.1002/chem.200900334

Table 1.

Nanodrop hydrogen atom affinities, absolute standard hydrogen electrode potentials, and related values.

x〉[a,f] y〉[b,f] E(I)[c,f]
[kcal mol−1]
E(II)[d,f]
[kcal mol−1]
HA[e,f]
[kcal mol−1]
ΔHhyd(M2+)[g]
[kcal mol−1]
ΔHabs(SHE)[h]
[eV]
ΔGabs(SHE)[i]
[eV]
Mn 12.0(1) 10.2(1) 138.6(3) 116.0(2) 22.5(3) 13.8(6) −4.00 −4.25
Fe 11.2(1) 10.4(1) 128.0(3) 118.5(7) 9.6(7) 12.6(6) −4.04 −4.30
Co 12.2(1) 10.4(1) 42.0(2) 118.3(5) 23.6(6) 12.9(6) −4.05 −4.31
Ni 13.1(1) 10.3(1) 154.0(2) 117.3(3) 36.6(4) 13.4(6) −4.03 −4.29
Cu 16.3(1) 10.6(1) 206(1) 121.1(3) 85(1) 10.6(6) −4.07 −4.33
Zn 11.6(1) 10.4(1) 134.6(2) 118.9(6) 15.7(6) 11.9(6) −4.04 −4.29
Mg[j] 10.2(1) 115.8(5) >8.6 14.3(6) −4.01 −4.27
Ca 10[k] 10.2(1) >113 116.0(3) >8.6 14.7(6) −4.03 −4.29
Sr 10.1(1) 10.2(1) >114.3 115.8(3) >8.6 15.2(6) −4.04 −4.30
[a]

The average number of water molecules lost through pathway I, 〈x〉, upon EC by [M(H2O)24]2+.

[b]

The average number of water molecules lost through pathway II, 〈y〉, upon EC by [M(H2O)24]2+.

[c]

Enthalpies of Equation (4), E(I), obtained for each [M(H2O)24]2+.

[d]

Enthalpies of Equation (5), E(II), obtained for each M(H2O)242+.

[e]

Hydrogen atom affinities (HA) of [MOH(H2O)23]+.

[f]

Error range is propagated from the signal-to-noise ratio in each corresponding mass spectrum.

[g]

M2+ solution hydrolysis enthalpies, ΔHhyd(M2+), from reference [59].

[h]

Enthalpy (ΔHabs) of the absolute SHE obtained for each M2+ ion.

[i]

Free energy (ΔGabs) of the absolute SHE obtained for each M2+ ion.

[j]

Products resulting from pathway I were not observed for M = Mg.

[k]

Only the x = 10 product was observed for the pathway I reaction for M = Ca.