Electrochemical Modeling of Ion-Radical Reactions

By traditional understanding, electrochemistry is a science that considers transformations caused by an electrochemical reaction strictly, that is, by electrode depolarization. Organic depolarizers are 

By electrochemical and ESR methods, establish the behavior of every reaction participant and ascertain the sequence of its transformation, up to formation of a stable final product. 

Determine the potentials of reversible one-electron waves for each participant. Comparing the potentials, estimate the probability of the whole ion-radical route for the reaction studied. 

On the basis of data obtained, make an electrochemical model—use an electrode instead of a donor or an acceptor and employ solutions containing a supporting electrolyte, another reactant (an acceptor or a donor, correspondingly), and stable products, which this reactant produces as a result of ion-radical reaction. 

Draw an analogy between chemical and electrochemical reactions. Such analogy is correct (i) if the principal intermediary and hnal products of the chemical and electrochemical reactions are identical (ii) if a specihc interaction of particles with an electrode material is absent and (iii) if both systems (chemical and electrochemical) respond equally to changes of process conditions. 

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