Isotopic Probe Illuminates the Role of the Electrode Surface in Proton Coupled Hydride Transfer Electrochemical Reduction of Pyridinium on Pt(111)
Zeitler E, Ertem M, Pander J, Yan Y, Batista V, Bocarsly A. Isotopic Probe Illuminates the Role of the Electrode Surface in Proton Coupled Hydride Transfer Electrochemical Reduction of Pyridinium on Pt(111). Journal Of The Electrochemical Society 2015, 162: h938-h944. DOI: 10.1149/2.0821514jes.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEquilibrium isotope effectPt surfacePyridinium reductionVoltammetric half-wave potentialElectrochemical CO2 reductionObserved redox potentialsOne-electron reductionHalf-wave potentialDeuterium substitutionPyridinium sitesElectrochemical reductionCyclic voltammogramsElectrode surfaceCathodic waveElectron transferPyridine solutionBrønsted acidsCO2 reductionRedox potentialIsotopic probesReaction mechanismPyridiniumIsotopic substitutionH atomsIsotope effect