Miguel Fernández , Reinaldo Marín , Morella Sánchez , Fernando Ruette
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Abstract
MgSO4 has been of great interest for its antioxidant properties. Its ion pairs were capable of transforming the OH radical (OH−) by a spin-electron transfer from SO42− to OH besides the formation of a Mg2+…OH− bond. Molecular and natural orbital of conformations are explored to analyze the SOMO-HOMO inversion (SHI) behavior related to the spin-electron transfer mechanism. An orbital scheme for the spin-electron transfer and SHI is proposed. Natural orbitals showed the formation of a partial O-O bond in the sulfate that stabilized the SO4− radical. The antioxidant capacity of MgSO4 is explained by spin-electron delocalization of unpaired electron.
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