THE SZILARD-CHALMERS REACTION IN FERROCENE

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1958 · J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1902(58)80052-4· OSTI ID:4335706

Sutin, N; Dodson, R W

ABS>The products of the Szilard-Chalmers reaction in ferrocene were separated by solvent extraction and chromatography. For samples irradiated in the center of the Brookhaven Reactor about 12% of the Fe/sup 59/ activity is found in the form of the parent compound. The yield is increased to about 21% by heating the irradiated samples. The yield of inorganic radioactive iron is decreased by thermally annealing the irradiated crystals; this effect appears to depend on the fast-neutron dose received by the sample during activation. The distribution of radioactive products is not altered by exposing the sample to large doses of gamma -radiation after activation in the reactor. An explanation of the results is offered, which suggests that the following types of fragments are formed in the crystals during pileirradiation: free iron atoms or ions and ironmonocyclopentadienyl radicals as primary disruption products in the (n, gamma ) processes; free cyclopentadienyl radicals, C/sub 5/H/sub 5/; and organic radicals formed by rupture of the C/sub 5/H/sub 5/ rings in ferrocene when fast neutrons are present. (auth)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-010376
• OSTI ID: 4335706
• Journal Information: J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem., Journal Name: J. Inorg. & Nuclear Chem. Vol. Vol: 6
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACTIVATION
BGRR
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CRYSTALS
CYCLOPENTADIENYL RADICALS
DECOMPOSITION
FAST NEUTRONS
FERROCENE
GAMMA RADIATION
HEATING
IRON 59
IRON COMPLEXES
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRRADIATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHENYL RADICALS
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOACTIVITY
REACTORS
RECOILS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SZILARD-CHALMERS REACTION