In recent years, whenever a new inorganic compound is synthesized, its redox
properties are investigated, usually by electrochemical measurements. Cyclic
oltammetry is the technique of choice for the study of its redox properties, including the
lectric potential, the number of transferred electrons, and the reversibility of the
actions, etc. because of the simplicity of the measurements. It is approximately correct
oxidation potential corresponds to the energy level of the HOMO,
because oxidation usually takes an electron from the HOMO and the reduction potential
to thvereto consider that the
e level of the LUMO since reduction adds an electron to the LUMO. However,
various factors, such as solvent effects, should be taken into consideration during
quantitative discussions of redox processes.