Abstract
A general treatment of dynamic solvent effects for outer-sphere electron transfer reactions based on the interactions between the electron transfer system and the solvent bath is presented. The electron transfer rate constant as a function of the solvent longitudinal relaxation time is categorized into the three solvent relaxation regions of adiabatic, normal, and fast. New nonadiabatic effects in the very fast solvent relaxation region are identified. A unified picture for adiabatic and nonadiabatic reactions, as well as a criterion for adiabaticity is given.
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