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Published in final edited form as: Dalton Trans. 2019 Feb 19;48(8):2785–2801. doi: 10.1039/c8dt04728f

Table 4.

Redox potentials (vs. SHE) with peak separations for cobalt acetate complexes

Co²⁺ complex	E_ox (V) unassigned	E_1/2 (V) Co²⁺/Co³⁺	(E_a–E_c), mV	E_1/2 (V) Co²⁺/Co³⁺	(E_a–E_c), mV

[Co1(OAc)]⁺	+1.226	+0.648	75	+0.392	167
[Co3(OAc)]⁺	+1.159	+0.564	100	+0.293	177
[Co5(OAc)]⁺	+1.415	+0.536	208	+0.246	220

Co³⁺ complex	E_1/2 (V) Red Co³⁺/Co²⁺	(E_a–E_c), mV	E_1/2 (V) Red Co²⁺/Co⁺	(E_a–E_c), mV

[Co2(OAc)]²⁺	+0.014	109	−0.640	178
[Co4(OAc)]²⁺	+0.040	185	−0.758	104
[Co6(OAc)]²⁺	−0.144	107	—	—