single-electron transfer mechanism (SET)

abbreviation: SET
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A reaction mechanism characterized by the transfer of a single electron between the species occurring on the reaction coordinate of one of the elementary steps.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1164 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'single-electron transfer mechanism' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05685 RIS BibTex EndNote
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