How an External Electric Field Makes Nitrous Oxide (N <sub>2</sub> O) a Potent Oxidizing Agent
The present work investigates the impact of the external electric field (EEF) on the oxidizing power of N<sub>2</sub>O, by employing kinetics and quantum chemical calculations. This study has taken the oxidation of olefin (ethene and cyclohexene) by N<sub>2</sub>O as a prototype to demonstrate the effectiveness of EEF. The investigation suggests that the reaction barrier is significantly reduced by choosing an electric field in an appropriate direction. Quantitatively, this study finds that the rate of EEF-catalyzed reaction can be as high as ≈13 orders of magnitude compared to the bare reaction.
Authors
- Vishva Jeet Anand
- Pradeep Kumar
Institutions
- Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ChemPlusChem
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500029
- Primary Topic
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00