Chemist no. 81 of 350 · Inorganic

Henry Taube

1915-2005Canada/United StatesNobel Chemistry 1983

Electron transfer in metal complexes

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The discovery, explained

Inner-Sphere Electron Transfer: Henry Taube's Discovery About How Electrons Move Between Metal Complexes

How Henry Taube proved the inner-sphere mechanism of electron transfer using Co(III) and Cr(II) complexes and lability ideas. Exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Henry Taube (1915-2005): From a Saskatchewan Farm to the Nobel Prize

Life story of Henry Taube (1915-2005), Canadian-American Nobel laureate who unravelled electron transfer in metal complexes. Timeline, facts, lessons.

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