One electron is better than two

Electron transfer processes are almost ubiquitous, yet hard to understand thoroughly due to the variability of catalytic species involved. Now, a detailed mechanistic picture of the electron transfer associated with polypyridine nickel systems has been reported, offering an answer to the electron transfer puzzle of these complexes.

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A detailed mechanistic picture of electron transfer in polypyridine nickel systems has been reported, providing an answer to the challenging puzzle of electron transfer in these complexes.