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Title: Escape of anions from geminate recombination in THF due to charge delocalization

Journal Article · · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP05880B· OSTI ID:1412781
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto (Japan)
  3. Department of Chemistry and Ames Laboratory (USDOE); Iowa State University; Ames; USA
  4. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Geminate recombination of 24 radical anions (M˙-) with solvated protons (RH2+) was studied in tetrahydrofuran (THF) with pulse radiolysis.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; AC02-98CH10886; AC02-07CH11358
OSTI ID:
1412781
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1413138
Report Number(s):
BNL-114803-2017-JA; IS-J-9488; PPCPFQ; R&D Project: CO037; KC0304030; TRN: US1800361
Journal Information:
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP (Print), Vol. 19, Issue 48; ISSN 1463-9076
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 2 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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