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Dafür sprechen die Ergebnisse von Arbeiten, in denen die Größe eines Komplexes systematisch verändert worden ist. (z. B.: Hermann Rau, Rolfdieter Frank, Gerhard Greiner: Rate Dependence of Electron Transfer on Donor-Acceptor Separation and on Free Enthalpy Change. The Ru(bpy)32+/Viologen2+ System. In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry. Bd. 90, Nr. 11, 1986, S. 2476–2481, doi:10.1021/j100402a042).
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R. A. Marcus: On the Theory of Chemiluminescent Electron-Transfer Reactions. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics. Bd. 43, Nr. 8, 1965, S. 2654–2657, doi:10.1063/1.1697190.
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