Albert J. Fry

Bio: Albert J. Fry is an academic researcher from Wesleyan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acetic acid & Ion. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 161 publications receiving 2517 citations.

Experimental and computed absolute redox potentials of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are highly linearly correlated over a wide range of structures and potentials.

Abstract: A more rigorous theoretical treatment of methods previously used to correlate computed energy values with experimental redox potentials, combined with the availability of well-developed computational solvation methods, results in a shift away from computing ionization potentials/electron affinities in favor of computing absolute reduction potentials. Seventy-nine literature redox potentials measured under comparable conditions from 51 alternant and nonalternant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are linearly correlated with their absolute reduction potentials computed by density functional theory (B3LYP/6-31+G(d)) with SMD/IEF-PCM solvation. The resulting correlation is very strong (R2 = 0.9981, MAD = 0.056 eV). When extrapolated to the x-intercept, the correlation results in an estimate of 5.17 ± 0.01 eV for the absolute potential of the ferrocene−ferrocenium redox couple in acetonitrile at 25 °C, indicating that this simple method can be used reliably for both calculating absolute redox potentials and for...

Topics in organic electrochemistry

Abstract: The Electrochemistry of Nonbenzenoid Hydrocarbons.- Electrochemical Applications in Organic Chemistry.- The Electrochemistry of Transition Metal Organometallic Compounds.- Organic Photoelectrochemistry.- Structural Effects in Organic Electrochemistry.- Modified Electrodes.

Synthetic Organic Electrochemical Methods Since 2000: On the Verge of a Renaissance

Abstract: Electrochemistry represents one of the most intimate ways of interacting with molecules. This review discusses advances in synthetic organic electrochemistry since 2000. Enabling methods and synthetic applications are analyzed alongside innate advantages as well as future challenges of electroorganic chemistry.

Organic materials for electronic and optoelectronic devices

Abstract: This article concentrates on our recent results on several classes of photo- and electro-active organic materials that permit thin film formation and discusses their synthesis, properties, functions and potential applications for electronic and optoelectronic devices. The materials studied include amorphous molecular materials, titanyl phthalocyanine, oligothiophenes with well-defined structures, and non-conjugated polymers containing pendant oligothiophenes or other π-electron systems. The thin films of these materials find potential applications for use in organic electroluminescent, photovoltaic, electrochromic, and other devices.