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Title: ESR kinetics study of the decay of low-temperature radicals in glycine and. beta. -alanine

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6674673

Monocrystals of glycine and ..beta..-alanine have been observed by electron spin resonance (ESR) after x-irradiation near 77 /sup 0/K. The rate constants of the decay of one signal in each have been determined over the ranges 127 /sup 0/--148 /sup 0/K and 98 /sup 0/--188 /sup 0/K, respectively. Both obey first-order kinetics with activation energies of approx.7.0 and approx.2.6 kcal/mole, respectively, and pre-exponential factors of 6.4 x 10/sup 8/ and 15 Hz, respectively.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
OSTI ID:
6674673
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 74:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English