List of Abbreviations and Symbols
A -- frequency factor
abs. -- absorption
abstr. -- abstraction
ABTS -- 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate)
Ac -- acetyl
AcOH -- acetic acid
addn. -- addition
alk. -- alkaline
anal. -- analysis
bpy -- 2,2'-bipyridine
bpz -- 2,2'-bipyrazine
BuOH -- butanol
tert-BuOH -- tert-butyl alcohol (2-methyl-2-propanol)
calcd. -- calculated
chem. -- chemical
c.k. -- competition kinetics
condy. -- conductivity
contg. -- containing
cor. -- corrected
CTAB -- hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide
cyclam -- 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane
detd. -- determined
4,11-dieneN4 -- 5,7,7,12,14,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-4,11-diene
d.k. -- decay kinetics
dmg -- dimethylglyoxime
DMSO -- dimethyl sulfoxide
e -- extinction coefficient (molar absorptivity)
Ea -- activation energy
EDTA -- ethylenediaminetetraacetate
elec. -- electrolysis, electrochemical method
e-r. -- electron radiolysis
esr -- electron spin resonance
estd. -- estimated
Et -- ethyl
EtOH -- ethanol
formn. -- formation
f.p. -- flash photolysis
f.p./rq -- flash photolysis/reductive quenching
f.p./oq -- flash photolysis/oxidative quenching
g-r. -- gamma radiolysis
G -- radiation yield (molecules per 100 eV)
DH‡ -- activation enthalpy
I -- ionic strength
J -- joules (4.184 J = 1 cal)
K -- equilibrium constant
k -- rate constant
kf -- rate constant of the forward reaction
kr -- rate constant of the reverse reaction
L -- ligand
MB -- methylene blue
meas. -- measured
MeOH -- methanol
MV2+ -- methyl viologen (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium)
NTA -- nitrilotriacetate
obs. -- observed
opt. -- optical absorption
Pa -- pascals (N m–2)
p.b.k. -- product buildup kinetics
phen -- 1,10-phenanthroline
phot. -- photolysis
pKa -- negative logarithm of the equilibrium acid dissociation constant, where AH + H2O Û A– + H3O+
PNAP -- p-nitroacetophenone
PANBCoIII -- p-nitrobenzoato(pentaammine)cobalt(III) ion
p.r. -- pulse radiolysis
prod. -- product
PrOH -- propanol
py -- pyridine
Q -- 1,4-benzoquinone
redn. -- reduction
rel. -- relative
resp. -- respectively
DS‡ -- activation entropy
satd. -- saturated
SDS -- sodium dodecylsulfate
s.f. -- stopped-flow
soln. -- solution
TAN -- 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone N-oxyl
TEOA -- triethanolamine
TNM -- tetranitromethane
TPPS -- tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine
DV‡ -- activation volume
X-r. -- X-radiolysis