Solvated electron encapsulated

Can the solvated/trapped/encapsulated electron be used for molecular electronics and quantum computing It is the tiniest capacitor known in chemistry and the electron degrees of freedom are largely decoupled from the nuclear ones. Can the solvated electron be the organic chemistry substitute for quantum dots ... 

Studies on the electrochemical behavior of ferrocene encapsulated in the hemi-carcerands 61 and 62, indicated that encapsulation induces substantial changes in the oxidation behavior of the ferrocene subunit [98]. In particular, encapsulated ferrocene exhibits a positive shift of the oxidation potential of c. 120 mV, probably because of the poor solvation of ferrocenium inside the apolar guest cavity. Lower apparent standard rate constants were found for the heterogeneous electron transfer reactions, compared to those found in the uncomplexed ferrocene under identical experimental conditions. This effect may be due to two main contributions (i) the increased effective molecular mass of the electroactive species and (ii) the increased distance of maximum approach of the redox active center to the electrode surface. 

The different reactivities depending on the solvents can be attributed to the solvation of the reaction intermediate In toluene, adduct formation is considered to proceed in the triplet exciplex on the other hand, in benzonitrile, the solvated radical ion pair can react with solvent molecules. In the case of the reaction with the La Cg2> Akasaka et al. observed adduct formation in both the photo- and thermal-reaction conditions [63]. Higher reactivity of La C82 can be attributed to the high electron acceptor ability of La C82. It has been reported in the electrochemical studies on metal encapsulated fullerenes that the reduction potential of La Cg2 shifts to the anodic direction by 0.7 V in comparison with Qo-... 

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