Asasuccessiveworkofourpreviouspaper,^1theelectrontransfermatrixelement(Vrp)intheoxidationofthesimplifiedmodelmoleculeofα-aminocarbon-centeredradicalbyO2hasbeeninvestigatedwithabinitiocalculationatthelevelofUHF/6-31G**.Basedontheoptimizedgeometriesofthereactgantandtheion-paircomplexobtainedpreviously,thereactionheatandtheiunerreorganizationenergyhavebeenobtainedbyconstructingthepotentialenergycurvesofreactantandproductstatesconsideringthesolventeffectwiththeconductor-likescreeningmodel(COSMO).ThesolventreorganizationenergyhasbeenestimatedusingLippert-Matagarelationship.ThecalculatedresultsshowthatthevalueofVrpisseveraltimeslargerthanthatofRT,whichmeansthatthemodelreactionisanadiabaticone.Theoreticalinvestigationindicatesthatthesolventeffectonthedirectelectrontransfer(ET)processofoxidationofα-aminocarbon-centeredradicalbyoxygenisremarkable.
