[Electron transfer through the octane/water interface in the presence of chlorophyll]

The data obtained by the vibrating electrode method in the investigation of the system octane/water containing chlorophyll adsorbed on the interface and redox systems in both phases show that chlorophyll is capable in the absence of illumination to transfer electrons from one redox reaction to another one, injecting charges from water into octane. It was shown that charge transfer reaction accompanied by proton injection in the unstirred interfacial layer.